ADTRAN (ADTN) Competitors

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do analysts recommend EXTR or ADTN?

Extreme Networks presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.85%. ADTRAN has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Given ADTRAN's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Extreme Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Extreme Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
ADTRAN	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the media favor EXTR or ADTN?

In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 4 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Extreme Networks and 2 mentions for ADTRAN. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat ADTRAN's score of 1.46 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Extreme Networks	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ADTRAN	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EXTR or ADTN?

Extreme Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADTRAN, 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
Extreme Networks	$1.12B	2.12	-$85.96M	-$0.97	-18.50
ADTRAN	$1.15B	0.59	-$267.69M	-$6.51	-1.31

Is EXTR or ADTN more profitable?

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -12.11% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -56.95%. ADTRAN's return on equity of -38.62% beat Extreme Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extreme Networks	-12.11%	-80.55%	-4.30%
ADTRAN	-56.95%	-38.62%	-8.96%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EXTR or ADTN?

91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of ADTRAN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, EXTR or ADTN?

Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXTR or ADTN?

Extreme Networks received 22 more outperform votes than ADTRAN when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.60% of users gave Extreme Networks an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave ADTRAN an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Extreme Networks	Outperform Votes 467 69.60%	Underperform Votes 204 30.40%
ADTRAN	Outperform Votes 445 57.20%	Underperform Votes 333 42.80%

Summary

Extreme Networks beats ADTRAN on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.