Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

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

Is EXTR or SATS more profitable?

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -11.98% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -15.51%. EchoStar's return on equity of -0.64% beat Extreme Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extreme Networks	-11.98%	-110.86%	-4.53%
EchoStar	-15.51%	-0.64%	-0.22%

Which has more risk & volatility, EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of EchoStar shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of EchoStar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EchoStar. EchoStar 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
Extreme Networks	$1.02B	1.75	-$85.96M	-$0.94	-14.22
EchoStar	$15.83B	0.41	-$1.70B	-$0.44	-51.81

Does the media prefer EXTR or SATS?

In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 17 more articles in the media than EchoStar. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Extreme Networks and 7 mentions for EchoStar. EchoStar's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Extreme Networks' score of 0.71 indicating that EchoStar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Extreme Networks	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EchoStar	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks received 117 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.81% of users gave Extreme Networks an outperform vote while only 62.74% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Extreme Networks	Outperform Votes 474 69.81%	Underperform Votes 205 30.19%
EchoStar	Outperform Votes 357 62.74%	Underperform Votes 212 37.26%

Do analysts recommend EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks currently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.85%. EchoStar has a consensus price target of $23.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.19%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than EchoStar.

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
EchoStar	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Extreme Networks beats EchoStar on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.