Calix (CALX) Competitors $56.63 -0.15 (-0.26%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.67 +0.04 (+0.07%) As of 08/7/2025 06:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CALX vs. CIEN, SATS, IDCC, VSAT, EXTR, BELFB, DGII, HLIT, NTGR, and ADTNShould you be buying Calix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calix include Ciena (CIEN), EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Viasat (VSAT), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), Harmonic (HLIT), NETGEAR (NTGR), and ADTRAN (ADTN). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Calix vs. Its Competitors Ciena EchoStar InterDigital Viasat Extreme Networks Bel Fuse Digi International Harmonic NETGEAR ADTRAN Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and Calix (NYSE:CALX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CIEN or CALX? Ciena has higher revenue and earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ciena, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCiena$4.01B3.35$83.96M$0.72132.24Calix$831.52M4.45-$29.75M-$0.40-141.58 Do analysts recommend CIEN or CALX? Ciena currently has a consensus target price of $85.54, suggesting a potential downside of 10.16%. Calix has a consensus target price of $59.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Given Calix's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Calix is more favorable than Ciena.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ciena 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Calix 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more risk and volatility, CIEN or CALX? Ciena has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CIEN or CALX? 92.0% of Ciena shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ciena shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CIEN or CALX more profitable? Ciena has a net margin of 2.46% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.09%. Ciena's return on equity of 5.08% beat Calix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ciena2.46% 5.08% 2.55% Calix -3.09%-3.21%-2.68% Does the media prefer CIEN or CALX? In the previous week, Ciena had 10 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ciena and 7 mentions for Calix. Ciena's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Calix's score of 1.05 indicating that Ciena is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ciena 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Calix 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCiena beats Calix on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Calix News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CALX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CALX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart CALX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCalixINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.71B$19.44B$29.51B$20.71BDividend YieldN/A3.11%3.11%3.67%P/E Ratio-141.5873.7250.8728.65Price / Sales4.45318.971,556.0269.00Price / CashN/A85.6736.7223.59Price / Book4.798.087.314.32Net Income-$29.75M$344.92M$803.33M$995.66M7 Day Performance1.04%1.57%1.13%1.91%1 Month Performance7.71%-0.46%-0.75%-0.54%1 Year Performance50.22%70.03%53,045.80%14.76% Calix Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CALXCalix1.5903 of 5 stars$56.63-0.3%$59.25+4.6%+53.5%$3.71B$831.52M-141.581,820Positive NewsCIENCiena4.558 of 5 stars$94.21+3.0%$85.54-9.2%+104.6%$13.32B$4.01B130.848,657Positive NewsSATSEchoStar1.0283 of 5 stars$26.99+1.0%$24.70-8.5%+40.5%$7.76B$15.83B-25.7013,700Earnings ReportIDCCInterDigital2.0303 of 5 stars$270.25+0.2%$160.00-40.8%+95.0%$6.97B$868.52M19.26420Positive NewsVSATViasat3.29 of 5 stars$27.82+30.7%$20.13-27.7%+47.6%$3.73B$4.52B-6.257,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeEXTRExtreme Networks3.7478 of 5 stars$20.15+14.0%$18.92-6.1%+57.6%$2.68B$1.12B-49.152,656Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBELFBBel Fuse2.9708 of 5 stars$131.10-0.5%$113.60-13.3%+116.2%$1.66B$534.79M32.135,370Dividend IncreaseDGIIDigi International1.8368 of 5 stars$31.95+1.2%$35.67+11.6%+38.4%$1.18B$424.05M28.27790Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHLITHarmonic4.0598 of 5 stars$8.70-0.3%$11.67+34.1%-32.2%$989.71M$678.72M14.751,240NTGRNETGEAR3.9411 of 5 stars$24.85+3.8%$29.00+16.7%+64.5%$720.90M$673.76M11.50690Positive NewsADTNADTRAN3.0233 of 5 stars$8.66+7.0%$12.00+38.6%+85.3%$692.63M$922.72M-5.093,234Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CIEN Alternatives SATS Alternatives IDCC Alternatives VSAT Alternatives EXTR Alternatives BELFB Alternatives DGII Alternatives HLIT Alternatives NTGR Alternatives ADTN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CALX) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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