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

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

Ribbon Communications vs. Its Competitors

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

Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ribbon Communications presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.01%. Extreme Networks has a consensus target price of $22.92, suggesting a potential upside of 9.70%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ribbon Communications is more favorable than Extreme Networks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ribbon Communications
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Extreme Networks
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -0.65% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -4.96%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 82.47% beat Ribbon Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ribbon Communications-4.96% 6.39% 2.15%
Extreme Networks -0.65%82.47%4.18%

70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ribbon Communications had 12 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ribbon Communications and 6 mentions for Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Ribbon Communications' score of 0.20 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ribbon Communications
4 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Extreme Networks
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Extreme Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Ribbon Communications. 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
Ribbon Communications$868.59M0.72-$54.24M-$0.24-14.79
Extreme Networks$1.14B2.45-$7.47M-$0.05-417.80

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RBBN vs. The Competition

MetricRibbon CommunicationsComm Network Software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$628.64M$2.99B$33.46B$10.76B
Dividend YieldN/A1.35%3.18%4.83%
P/E Ratio-14.798.5099.9428.54
Price / Sales0.7262.341,492.83189.72
Price / Cash7.5811.0837.2860.67
Price / Book1.548.077.586.61
Net Income-$54.24M-$78.23M$820.47M$276.82M
7 Day Performance-6.82%-0.16%2.50%2.07%
1 Month Performance-8.27%-2.62%2.84%2.62%
1 Year Performance-4.31%100.27%24,052.58%32.86%

Ribbon Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RBBN
Ribbon Communications
4.5197 of 5 stars
$3.55
+2.9%
$6.00
+69.0%
+0.6%$628.64M$868.59M-14.793,052News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
EXTR
Extreme Networks
3.629 of 5 stars
$20.45
+1.5%
$22.92
+12.1%
+43.7%$2.69B$1.14B-409.002,811News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
BELFB
Bel Fuse
3.2093 of 5 stars
$147.96
+1.3%
$138.40
-6.5%
+96.3%$1.85B$534.79M36.265,370Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
DGII
Digi International
2.4324 of 5 stars
$39.06
+3.0%
$38.75
-0.8%
+30.5%$1.41B$424.05M34.26790Analyst Forecast
HLIT
Harmonic
4.2604 of 5 stars
$10.29
+0.9%
$12.17
+18.2%
-28.0%$1.16B$678.72M17.441,240Positive News
NTGR
NETGEAR
4.0106 of 5 stars
$32.77
+1.1%
$34.67
+5.8%
+58.3%$940.46M$673.76M15.17690Upcoming Earnings
ADTN
ADTRAN
2.3143 of 5 stars
$9.18
+1.5%
$12.80
+39.4%
+59.7%$723M$922.72M-7.013,234News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
AVNW
Aviat Networks
3.1013 of 5 stars
$23.32
+0.2%
$32.00
+37.2%
+16.6%$298.04M$434.61M291.54710Positive News
KVHI
KVH Industries
1.4575 of 5 stars
$5.65
+2.0%
N/A+17.0%$108.06M$113.83M-17.66650
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
3.2823 of 5 stars
$3.07
+3.7%
$6.00
+95.4%
-13.1%$87.01M$540.40M-0.311,676News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
AWRE
Aware
1.2656 of 5 stars
$2.40
+3.0%
N/A+19.5%$49.66M$17.39M-8.5780Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:RBBN) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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