Ribbon Communications (RBBN) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer RBBN or EXTR?

Ribbon Communications presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.64%. Extreme Networks has a consensus target price of $22.92, suggesting a potential upside of 9.41%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RBBN or EXTR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ribbon Communications	$863.46M	0.77	-$54.24M	-$0.25	-14.94
Extreme Networks	$1.14B	2.46	-$7.47M	-$0.05	-418.90

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

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

Is RBBN or EXTR more profitable?

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -0.65% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -5.14%. 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	-5.14%	7.08%	2.41%
Extreme Networks	-0.65%	82.47%	4.18%

Which has more risk & volatility, RBBN or EXTR?

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

Does the media prefer RBBN or EXTR?

In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 3 more articles in the media than Ribbon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Extreme Networks and 3 mentions for Ribbon Communications. Ribbon Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Extreme Networks' score of 0.57 indicating that Ribbon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ribbon Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Extreme Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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