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RBBN vs. EXTR, VSAT, BELFB, DGII, HLIT, NTGR, ADTN, AVNW, KVHI, and CMTL

Should you be buying Ribbon Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ribbon Communications include Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), Harmonic (HLIT), NETGEAR (NTGR), ADTRAN (ADTN), Aviat Networks (AVNW), KVH Industries (KVHI), and Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.

Ribbon Communications vs. Its Competitors

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

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

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -4.94% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -5.14%. 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 -5.14%6.97%2.41%

In the previous week, Ribbon Communications had 9 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ribbon Communications and 6 mentions for Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Ribbon Communications' score of 0.49 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ribbon Communications
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Extreme Networks currently has a consensus target price of $18.92, indicating a potential upside of 5.98%. Ribbon Communications has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.66%. 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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Extreme Networks$1.12B2.13-$85.96M-$0.41-43.54
Ribbon Communications$833.88M0.81-$54.24M-$0.29-13.21

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

Summary

Extreme Networks beats Ribbon Communications on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RBBN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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RBBN vs. The Competition

MetricRibbon CommunicationsComm Network Software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$686.76M$2.61B$28.91B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A1.28%3.01%4.01%
P/E Ratio-15.328.7434.2320.05
Price / Sales0.817.591,711.0190.07
Price / Cash7.3710.9038.3858.56
Price / Book1.664.927.795.87
Net Income-$54.24M-$78.22M$782.91M$258.55M
7 Day Performance-5.67%-1.88%0.81%3.74%
1 Month Performance-4.96%16.99%6.12%11.75%
1 Year Performance18.03%36.69%52,641.07%18.03%

Ribbon Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RBBN
Ribbon Communications
4.2928 of 5 stars
$3.83
-1.5%
$6.00
+56.7%
+18.9%$686.76M$833.88M-15.323,052Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
EXTR
Extreme Networks
3.0737 of 5 stars
$17.63
+0.6%
$18.92
+7.3%
+30.0%$2.33B$1.12B-43.002,656Positive News
VSAT
Viasat
4.3035 of 5 stars
$14.81
-5.8%
$19.00
+28.3%
-22.2%$2.05B$4.52B0.007,000
BELFB
Bel Fuse
3.1797 of 5 stars
$103.72
+2.0%
$106.60
+2.8%
+64.3%$1.29B$534.79M30.155,370Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
DGII
Digi International
1.0339 of 5 stars
$33.22
+0.4%
$35.67
+7.4%
+31.2%$1.23B$424.05M29.40790
HLIT
Harmonic
4.6167 of 5 stars
$9.23
-0.2%
$12.33
+33.6%
-24.3%$1.05B$678.72M13.411,240Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
NTGR
NETGEAR
3.9476 of 5 stars
$27.49
-1.1%
$29.00
+5.5%
+65.3%$799.84M$673.76M0.00690Upcoming Earnings
ADTN
ADTRAN
2.8828 of 5 stars
$9.45
+0.4%
$12.00
+27.0%
+50.6%$752.59M$922.72M-5.563,234News Coverage
AVNW
Aviat Networks
3.4656 of 5 stars
$23.63
0.0%
$37.60
+59.1%
-21.5%$301.06M$408.08M-118.15710News Coverage
Positive News
KVHI
KVH Industries
2.6492 of 5 stars
$5.31
-0.7%
N/A+10.5%$104.86M$113.83M0.00650Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
4.3641 of 5 stars
$2.35
-2.9%
$6.00
+155.3%
-27.9%$71.14M$540.40M-0.231,676Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:RBBN) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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