Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

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

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

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

Is EXTR or SATS more profitable?

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -0.65% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -2.04%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 82.47% beat EchoStar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extreme Networks	-0.65%	82.47%	4.18%
EchoStar	-2.04%	-1.58%	-0.53%

Does the media prefer EXTR or SATS?

In the previous week, EchoStar had 1 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EchoStar and 8 mentions for Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat EchoStar's score of 0.83 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EchoStar	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks presently has a consensus price target of $22.92, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. EchoStar has a consensus price target of $27.88, suggesting a potential downside of 3.88%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
EchoStar	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EchoStar. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EchoStar, 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	$1.14B	2.40	-$7.47M	-$0.05	-410.40
EchoStar	$15.83B	0.53	-$119.55M	-$1.05	-27.62

Summary

Extreme Networks beats EchoStar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.