EXTR vs. SATS, IDCC, CALX, VSAT, INFN, DGII, BELFB, HLIT, NTGR, and ADTN
Should you be buying Extreme Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Extreme Networks include EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Viasat (VSAT), Infinera (INFN), Digi International (DGII), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Harmonic (HLIT), NETGEAR (NTGR), and ADTRAN (ADTN). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.
Extreme Networks vs. Its Competitors
EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.
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.
33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Extreme Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
In the previous week, EchoStar and EchoStar both had 7 articles in the media. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat EchoStar's score of 0.24 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
EchoStar presently has a consensus target price of $24.70, indicating a potential downside of 21.56%. Extreme Networks has a consensus target price of $18.92, indicating a potential upside of 2.09%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than EchoStar.
EchoStar has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Extreme Networks beats EchoStar on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:EXTR) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff