Digi International (DGII) Competitors

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) and Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor DGII or EXTR?

In the previous week, Digi International had 2 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Digi International and 7 mentions for Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Digi International's score of 0.31 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Digi International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Extreme Networks	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DGII or EXTR?

Digi International presently has a consensus price target of $36.50, suggesting a potential upside of 46.23%. Extreme Networks has a consensus price target of $20.64, suggesting a potential upside of 82.68%. Given Extreme Networks' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than Digi International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digi International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Extreme Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DGII or EXTR?

Extreme Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Digi International. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Digi International	$444.85M	2.09	$24.77M	$0.38	67.32
Extreme Networks	$1.31B	1.12	$78.07M	-$0.07	-161.43

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DGII or EXTR?

95.9% of Digi International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Digi International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Extreme Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DGII or EXTR more profitable?

Digi International has a net margin of 3.20% compared to Extreme Networks' net margin of -0.52%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 37.36% beat Digi International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digi International	3.20%	11.61%	7.54%
Extreme Networks	-0.52%	37.36%	3.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, DGII or EXTR?

Digi International has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DGII or EXTR?

Extreme Networks received 7 more outperform votes than Digi International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.50% of users gave Extreme Networks an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave Digi International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Digi International	Outperform Votes 451 64.71%	Underperform Votes 246 35.29%
Extreme Networks	Outperform Votes 458 69.50%	Underperform Votes 201 30.50%

Summary

Digi International and Extreme Networks tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.