Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) Head to Head Survey

Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mercurity Fintech and PAR Technology”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercurity Fintech	$956,830.00	350.14	-$4.53 million	N/A	N/A
PAR Technology	$349.98 million	4.40	-$4.99 million	($2.14)	-17.71

Mercurity Fintech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PAR Technology.

Profitability

This table compares Mercurity Fintech and PAR Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercurity Fintech	N/A	N/A	N/A
PAR Technology	-19.21%	-2.56%	-1.58%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Mercurity Fintech and PAR Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercurity Fintech	1	0	0	0	1.00
PAR Technology	1	2	6	0	2.56

PAR Technology has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 68.83%. Given PAR Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Mercurity Fintech.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

30.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. 62.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Mercurity Fintech has a beta of 4.3, indicating that its stock price is 330% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mercurity Fintech beats PAR Technology on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mercurity Fintech

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. operates as a fintech company powered by blockchain. The company provides digital asset trading infrastructure solutions based on internet and blockchain technologies for cryptocurrency traders; and asset digitalization platform, which offers blockchain-based digitalization solutions for traditional assets, such as fiat currencies, bonds, and precious metals. It also offers cryptocurrency mining services that provides computing power to the mining pool; and digital consultation services, such as digital payment solutions, asset management, and online and traditional brokerage services. The company was formerly known as JMU Limited and changed its name to Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. in April 2020. Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About PAR Technology

PAR Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides omnichannel cloud-based hardware and software solutions to the restaurant and retail industries worldwide. The Restaurant/Retail segment offers PUNCHH, an enterprise-grade customer loyalty and engagement solution; MENU, an eCommerce platform for restaurant brands; BRINK POS, an open cloud, point-of-sale solution; PAR PAYMENT SERVICES, a merchant services business that enables electronic payment and processing services for businesses; and DATA CENTRAL, a back-office solution that leverages business intelligence and automation technologies. This segment also offers Point-of-Sale Hardware; wireless headsets for drive-thru order-taking; and kitchen display systems, payment devices, cash drawers, printers, and other peripherals. In addition, this segment provides services, such as hardware repair, installation and implementation, training, and on-site and technical support services. The Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions; mission systems operations and maintenance, and commercial software products; systems engineering support and software-based solutions; satellite and teleport facility operation and maintenance, engineering, and installation services comprising inside and outside plant services, and maintenance of infrastructure and information systems; satellite ground system support comprising operations and maintenance, sustainment, upgrades, communications security management, anomaly response/resolution, process improvement, emergency response, and disaster recovery services; and information technology infrastructure library services to the United States Department of Defense, intelligence community (IC), and other federal agencies. This segment also offers various IC support services, systems integration, situational awareness solutions, and mission readiness support services. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in New Hartford, New York.