Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	9.81	$358.61M	$14.03	24.18
Extreme Networks	$1.14B	2.65	-$7.47M	-$0.05	-453.92

Which has more volatility and risk, IDCC or EXTR?

InterDigital has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer IDCC or EXTR?

In the previous week, InterDigital had 27 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for InterDigital and 10 mentions for Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat InterDigital's score of 1.10 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
InterDigital	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Extreme Networks	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer IDCC or EXTR?

InterDigital currently has a consensus target price of $350.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Extreme Networks has a consensus target price of $22.92, suggesting a potential upside of 0.97%. Given InterDigital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe InterDigital is more favorable than Extreme Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Extreme Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

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%

Do insiders and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Extreme Networks 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.

Summary

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