Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) and Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

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

99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of InterDigital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Extreme Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, IDCC or EXTR?

InterDigital has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IDCC or EXTR more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 51.92% compared to Extreme Networks' net margin of -0.65%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 82.47% beat InterDigital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InterDigital	51.92%	53.44%	25.99%
Extreme Networks	-0.65%	82.47%	4.18%

Does the media prefer IDCC or EXTR?

In the previous week, InterDigital had 7 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for InterDigital and 6 mentions for Extreme Networks. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Extreme Networks' score of 0.57 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
InterDigital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Extreme Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IDCC or EXTR?

InterDigital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InterDigital, 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
InterDigital	$892.58M	10.17	$358.61M	$14.03	25.08
Extreme Networks	$1.14B	2.42	-$7.47M	-$0.05	-413.46

Do analysts rate IDCC or EXTR?

InterDigital currently has a consensus price target of $345.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.94%. Extreme Networks has a consensus price target of $22.92, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. Given Extreme Networks' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Extreme Networks	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

InterDigital beats Extreme Networks on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.