Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

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

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

91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EXTR or IDCC?

In the previous week, InterDigital had 15 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for InterDigital and 4 mentions for Extreme Networks. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Extreme Networks' score of 0.43 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EXTR or IDCC?

Extreme Networks received 13 more outperform votes than InterDigital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.74% of users gave Extreme Networks an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave InterDigital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Extreme Networks	Outperform Votes 477 69.74%	Underperform Votes 207 30.26%
InterDigital	Outperform Votes 464 62.37%	Underperform Votes 280 37.63%

Which has better earnings & valuation, EXTR or IDCC?

InterDigital has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Extreme Networks	$1.09B	2.06	-$85.96M	-$0.41	-41.07
InterDigital	$815.48M	7.05	$358.61M	$12.61	17.58

Do analysts prefer EXTR or IDCC?

Extreme Networks currently has a consensus price target of $18.58, indicating a potential upside of 10.35%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $160.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.81%. Given Extreme Networks' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Extreme Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is EXTR or IDCC more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 41.29% compared to Extreme Networks' net margin of -11.98%. InterDigital's return on equity of 51.55% beat Extreme Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extreme Networks	-11.98%	-110.86%	-4.53%
InterDigital	41.29%	51.55%	21.35%

Which has more volatility and risk, EXTR or IDCC?

Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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