Analyzing Paragon Technologies (PGNT) & Its Competitors

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Paragon Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Paragon Technologies and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paragon Technologies	$144.38 million	-$3.19 million	-3.45
Paragon Technologies Competitors	$4.53 billion	$345.61 million	-1.63

Paragon Technologies’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Technologies. Paragon Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Paragon Technologies has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 4.48, suggesting that their average stock price is 348% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Paragon Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paragon Technologies	-1.62%	N/A	N/A
Paragon Technologies Competitors	-1,938.34%	-13.37%	0.74%

Summary

Paragon Technologies rivals beat Paragon Technologies on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

Paragon Technologies Company Profile

Paragon Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the automation, distribution, and real estate activities in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. It offers various systems, software and services, including complete order fulfillment, assembly, product advancing systems, productivity, production and order fulfillment accuracy, and safety enhancements for automated material handling and order processing applications to distribution centers, manufacturers, and warehouses. The company provides towline conveyance used in heavy industrial products manufacturing and warehouses; and technologies composing patented A-Frame and Mobile-Matic robotic picking system. In addition, the company distributes servers, workstations, storage, networking, and audio-visual products, and power protection systems; notebook and desktop computers, printers, projectors, gaming products, and accessories; consumer electronics and home appliances; and offers managed services, printing, electronic documents management, and electronic invoicing, as well as high-capacity storage solutions to businesses. Further, it acquires, invests in, and manages residential real estate; and invests in businesses and marketable securities under the investment management policy. The company was formerly known as SI Handling Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Paragon Technologies, Inc. in April 2000. Paragon Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania.