PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup · Inst Constrain edge
Technology · Software - Application
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $19.15: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Elevated put/call ratio: 5.86; Below-average business quality.
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... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $19.15: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Elevated put/call ratio: 5.86; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 80. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 34d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: speculative.
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4 floor-breakers·2 ceiling hits
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Volatile — 5.1% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -16.0%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $19.15: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Elevated put/call ratio: 5.86; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 80. Prior stop was $17.72. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $23.05 (+21.0% upside). Prior stop was $17.72. Stop-loss: $17.72.
Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0).
PAR Technology Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 14.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover PAR with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $27.
What does PAR Technology Corporation do?PAR Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides omnichannel cloud-based software and hardware...
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.