ATEN vs. EXTR, DGII, LTRX, SILC, ALLT, BOSC, HUBC, INTZ, WLDS, and CSCO
Should you be buying A10 Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A10 Networks include Extreme Networks (EXTR), Digi International (DGII), Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), Allot Communications (ALLT), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC), HUB Cyber Security (HUBC), Intrusion (INTZ), Wearable Devices (WLDS), and Cisco Systems (CSCO). These companies are all part of the "computer & office equipment" industry.
Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) and A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Extreme Networks has higher revenue and earnings than A10 Networks. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than A10 Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of A10 Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of A10 Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 2 more articles in the media than A10 Networks. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Extreme Networks and 5 mentions for A10 Networks. A10 Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Extreme Networks' score of 0.86 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Extreme Networks received 157 more outperform votes than A10 Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.50% of users gave Extreme Networks an outperform vote while only 67.64% of users gave A10 Networks an outperform vote.
A10 Networks has a net margin of 17.96% compared to A10 Networks' net margin of -0.52%. A10 Networks' return on equity of 37.36% beat Extreme Networks' return on equity.
Extreme Networks presently has a consensus price target of $20.64, suggesting a potential upside of 81.08%. A10 Networks has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.06%. Given A10 Networks' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than A10 Networks.
Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A10 Networks has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Extreme Networks beats A10 Networks on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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