Ribbon Communications (RBBN) Competitors

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) and Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

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

91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend EXTR or RBBN?

Extreme Networks presently has a consensus target price of $18.92, suggesting a potential upside of 1.21%. Ribbon Communications has a consensus target price of $5.88, suggesting a potential upside of 36.47%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ribbon Communications is more favorable than Extreme Networks.

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
Ribbon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EXTR or RBBN?

Ribbon Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ribbon Communications, 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	2.23	-$85.96M	-$0.41	-45.59
Ribbon Communications	$835.50M	0.91	-$54.24M	-$0.29	-14.84

Which has more risk & volatility, EXTR or RBBN?

Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EXTR or RBBN more profitable?

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -4.94% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -6.00%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 13.79% beat Ribbon Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extreme Networks	-4.94%	13.79%	0.59%
Ribbon Communications	-6.00%	6.76%	2.37%

Does the media refer more to EXTR or RBBN?

In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 3 more articles in the media than Ribbon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Extreme Networks and 5 mentions for Ribbon Communications. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Ribbon Communications' score of 0.33 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ribbon Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Extreme Networks beats Ribbon Communications on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.