ADTRAN (ADTN) Competitors

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ADTN vs. BELFB, EXTR, CALX, DGII, and HLIT

Should you buy ADTRAN stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ADTRAN with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ADTRAN include Bel Fuse (BELFB), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Calix (CALX), Digi International (DGII), and Harmonic (HLIT). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.

How does ADTRAN compare to Bel Fuse?

ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) are both communications equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

ADTRAN has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the broader market.

Bel Fuse has a net margin of 7.84% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -3.18%. Bel Fuse's return on equity of 12.97% beat ADTRAN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADTRAN	-3.18%	10.94%	1.35%
Bel Fuse	7.84%	12.97%	5.81%

In the previous week, Bel Fuse had 6 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bel Fuse and 5 mentions for ADTRAN. Bel Fuse's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat ADTRAN's score of 0.71 indicating that Bel Fuse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ADTRAN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bel Fuse	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Bel Fuse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, 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
ADTRAN	$1.08B	1.11	-$45.66M	-$0.39	N/A
Bel Fuse	$675.46M	4.83	$61.54M	$4.39	58.48

80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Bel Fuse 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.

ADTRAN presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.72%. Bel Fuse has a consensus target price of $307.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.68%. Given ADTRAN's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Bel Fuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADTRAN	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Bel Fuse	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Bel Fuse beats ADTRAN on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Extreme Networks?

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

ADTRAN has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the broader market.

80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% 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.

ADTRAN presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.72%. Extreme Networks has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.41%. Given ADTRAN's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Extreme Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADTRAN	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Extreme Networks	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Extreme Networks has a net margin of 1.30% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -3.18%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 81.88% beat ADTRAN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADTRAN	-3.18%	10.94%	1.35%
Extreme Networks	1.30%	81.88%	5.45%

In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 1 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Extreme Networks and 5 mentions for ADTRAN. ADTRAN's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Extreme Networks' score of 0.38 indicating that ADTRAN is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ADTRAN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Extreme Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Extreme Networks has higher revenue and earnings than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extreme Networks, 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
ADTRAN	$1.08B	1.11	-$45.66M	-$0.39	N/A
Extreme Networks	$1.14B	2.83	-$7.47M	$0.12	205.50

Summary

Extreme Networks beats ADTRAN on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Calix?

Calix (NYSE:CALX) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both communications equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Calix has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Calix presently has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 68.14%. ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.72%. Given Calix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than ADTRAN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calix	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ADTRAN	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Calix has a net margin of 3.20% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -3.18%. ADTRAN's return on equity of 10.94% beat Calix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calix	3.20%	4.30%	3.52%
ADTRAN	-3.18%	10.94%	1.35%

In the previous week, Calix had 1 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Calix and 5 mentions for ADTRAN. Calix's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat ADTRAN's score of 0.71 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calix	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ADTRAN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Calix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calix, 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
Calix	$1.00B	2.54	$17.88M	$0.48	83.02
ADTRAN	$1.08B	1.11	-$45.66M	-$0.39	N/A

Summary

Calix beats ADTRAN on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Digi International?

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both communications equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Digi International has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

95.9% of Digi International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Digi International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Digi International presently has a consensus target price of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 6.77%. ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.72%. Given ADTRAN's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than Digi International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digi International	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
ADTRAN	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

In the previous week, Digi International had 5 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Digi International and 5 mentions for ADTRAN. ADTRAN's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Digi International's score of 0.29 indicating that ADTRAN 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ADTRAN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Digi International has a net margin of 9.10% compared to ADTRAN's net margin of -3.18%. Digi International's return on equity of 11.28% beat ADTRAN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digi International	9.10%	11.28%	8.10%
ADTRAN	-3.18%	10.94%	1.35%

Digi International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN. ADTRAN 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	$430.22M	5.43	$40.80M	$1.13	54.87
ADTRAN	$1.08B	1.11	-$45.66M	-$0.39	N/A

Summary

Digi International beats ADTRAN on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ADTRAN compare to Harmonic?

Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both small-cap communications equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Harmonic has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

99.4% of Harmonic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Harmonic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of ADTRAN shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Harmonic currently has a consensus target price of $16.60, indicating a potential upside of 32.38%. ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.72%. Given Harmonic's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Harmonic is more favorable than ADTRAN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harmonic	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ADTRAN	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

In the previous week, Harmonic had 18 more articles in the media than ADTRAN. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Harmonic and 5 mentions for ADTRAN. Harmonic's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat ADTRAN's score of 0.71 indicating that Harmonic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Harmonic	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ADTRAN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

ADTRAN has a net margin of -3.18% compared to Harmonic's net margin of -7.50%. ADTRAN's return on equity of 10.94% beat Harmonic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harmonic	-7.50%	7.84%	4.30%
ADTRAN	-3.18%	10.94%	1.35%

Harmonic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harmonic, 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
Harmonic	$570.80M	2.38	-$43.31M	-$0.37	N/A
ADTRAN	$1.08B	1.11	-$45.66M	-$0.39	N/A

Summary

Harmonic beats ADTRAN on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ADTN vs. The Competition

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Metric	ADTRAN	Technology Services Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.21B	$3.74B	$6.45B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.20%	3.19%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	-38.23	53.21	30.99	25.27
Price / Sales	1.11	52.47	418.52	70.05
Price / Cash	12.12	38.69	22.72	54.86
Price / Book	8.77	5.36	6.75	6.90
Net Income	-$45.66M	$32.30M	$203.22M	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	-0.20%	8.21%	1.82%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	-12.09%	-4.95%	-3.96%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	83.39%	27.21%	31.27%	30.62%

ADTRAN Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ADTN ADTRAN	3.4249 of 5 stars	$14.91 -2.4%	$18.00 +20.7%	+83.4%	$1.21B	$1.08B	N/A	3,338	Analyst Downgrade Gap Down
BELFB Bel Fuse	4.6011 of 5 stars	$286.69 +1.1%	$307.25 +7.2%	+236.9%	$3.59B	$675.46M	65.31	4,964	Positive News Gap Down
EXTR Extreme Networks	3.2693 of 5 stars	$22.84 +2.5%	$25.50 +11.6%	+52.0%	$2.99B	$1.14B	190.33	2,811	Analyst Downgrade
CALX Calix	4.3215 of 5 stars	$43.49 -0.1%	$67.00 +54.1%	-12.3%	$2.78B	$1.00B	90.60	1,921
DGII Digi International	2.6539 of 5 stars	$56.92 -1.0%	$49.80 -12.5%	+86.2%	$2.16B	$430.22M	50.82	790	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Insider Trade Gap Down

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ADTRAN (ADTN) Competitors