Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks presently has a consensus target price of $18.92, suggesting a potential upside of 5.74%. EchoStar has a consensus target price of $24.70, suggesting a potential downside of 24.74%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
EchoStar	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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	$1.12B	2.13	-$85.96M	-$0.41	-43.63
EchoStar	$15.83B	0.60	-$119.55M	-$0.75	-43.76

Which has more risk & volatility, EXTR or SATS?

Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EXTR or SATS?

In the previous week, EchoStar had 6 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EchoStar and 4 mentions for Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat EchoStar's score of 0.65 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EchoStar	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 is poised for long-term growth.

Is EXTR or SATS more profitable?

EchoStar has a net margin of -1.37% compared to Extreme Networks' net margin of -4.94%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 13.79% beat EchoStar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extreme Networks	-4.94%	13.79%	0.59%
EchoStar	-1.37%	-1.08%	-0.37%

Summary

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