PAR Technology Corporation (PAR)Technology | Software - Application | New Hartford, United States | NYSE
14.54 USD
-0.04
(-0.274%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:28 a.m. EDT
PAR is a distressed turnaround play with massive asymmetric upside based on valuation compression (P/S <1.5x) and a strong analyst consensus, but the short-term trend is technically bearish with strong overhead resistance. While fundamentalists are buying the floor at ~$12, the data suggests a choppy, high-risk recovery; I rate the short term low due to momentum drag and the long term cautiously due to the high debt load and recent earnings losses, despite the strong growth trajectory potential. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.494026 |
| MSTL | 0.504462 |
| AutoTheta | 0.512160 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.693764 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 9.42 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.176 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 48.762 |
| Revenue per Share | 11.256 |
| Market Cap | 599,719,744 |
| Forward P/E | 12.95 |
| Beta | 1.48 |
| Profit Margins | -18.54% |
| Website | https://www.partech.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:28 a.m. EDT: Short-term options (April expiry) show a significant skew in calls volume at $30 and $35 strikes (volume spikes >4k), suggesting some momentum traders are targeting a 2x move. However, deep out-of-the-money calls at $75 show inflated IV. Crucially, the puts/short sides show exceptional positioning at $12 and $25 strikes (high OI), acting as a wall. This indicates speculators are aggressively hedging downside risk around current prices while looking for explosive upside. Long-dated options (6M+) show heavy call OI at $27, $35, and $45, confirming a bullish thesis over a 6-12 month horizon. Overall, there is asymmetric positioning: aggressive hedging at near-term lows with significant bullish leverage planted for medium-term re-ratings.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.73889685 |
| Address1 | PAR Technology Park |
| Address2 | 8,383 Seneca Turnpike Suite 3 |
| All Time High | 90.35 |
| All Time Low | 1.083333 |
| Ask | 14.5 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,986,060 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,035,365 |
| Average Volume | 2,035,365 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,986,060 |
| Beta | 1.478 |
| Bid | 14.45 |
| Bid Size | 900 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 20.297 |
| City | New Hartford |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.54 |
| Current Ratio | 1.655 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 15.31 |
| Day Low | 14.385 |
| Debt To Equity | 48.762 |
| Display Name | PAR Technology |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,141,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,141,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,139,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,270,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,270,400 |
| Ebitda | -40,050,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.087919995 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -23.027 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.024 |
| Enterprise Value | 922,219,392 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.51 |
| Eps Forward | 1.1225 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.09 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 16.5874 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.0474005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.123431064 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -73.88969 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 72.15 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -57.61 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7984754 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.9499998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.25452974 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.59 - 72.15 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 407,773,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 35,777,275 |
| Forward Eps | 1.1225 |
| Forward P E | 12.95323 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,562,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.4425 |
| Gross Profits | 201,580,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00885 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.08489 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 41,246,199 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Ir Website | http://www.partech.com/investors/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,136,764,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | PAR Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides omnichannel cloud-based software and hardware solutions for the restaurant and retail industries worldwide. The company offers Punchh and PAR Ordering products and services for customer loyalty, engagement, and omnichannel digital ordering and delivery; PAR RETAIL, a digital engagement software solution; and PLEXURE, an international customer engagement and loyalty platform under the ENGAGEMENT CLOUD. It also provides PAR POS, a point-of-sale solution; TASK, an enterprise-grade technology solution; PAR OPS, which includes Data Central and Delaget; and PAR PAY, such as PAR payment services, and merchant services under the OPERATOR CLOUD. In addition, the company offers point-of-sale terminals and tablets, wireless headsets, drive-thru systems, kitchen display systems, kiosks, printers, payment devices, and other in-store peripherals. Further it provides services, such as hardware repair, installation and implementation, training, and on-site and technical support services. It serves enterprise restaurants, franchisees, and other restaurant outlets and to C-Stores; and other retail customers, including amusement parks, cinemas, cruise lines, spas, casinos, and other ticketing and entertainment venues. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New Hartford, New York. |
| Long Name | PAR Technology Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 599,719,744 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_294978 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -84,658,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 601,369,581 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 14.62 |
| Operating Cashflow | -27,158,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.110039994 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.77 |
| Phone | 315 738 0600 |
| Previous Close | 14.58 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 28.509804 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.716362 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3164827 |
| Profit Margins | -0.18541001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.174 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.3 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.03999996 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.27434817 |
| Regular Market Day High | 15.31 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 14.385 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 14.385 - 15.31 |
| Regular Market Open | 14.62 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.58 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.54 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,789,042 |
| Regular Market Volume | 466,561 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02627 |
| Return On Equity | -0.09977999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.144 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.256 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41,246,199 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.29930001 |
| Shares Short | 12,232,224 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,809,972 |
| Short Name | PAR Technology Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.3055 |
| Short Ratio | 5.05 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | PAR |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 17.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 35.0 |
| Target Median Price | 34.0 |
| Total Cash | 80,144,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.947 |
| Total Debt | 402,358,016 |
| Total Revenue | 455,547,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.09 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 36.58065 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -22.04065 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.6025221 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 466,561 |
| Website | https://www.partech.com |
| Zip | 13,413-4991 |