Calix (CALX) Competitors $59.37 -0.94 (-1.56%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$59.42 +0.05 (+0.09%) As of 04:14 AM 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. IDCC, VSAT, EXTR, BELFB, DGII, HLIT, NTGR, ADTN, RBBN, and AVNWShould you be buying Calix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calix include InterDigital (IDCC), Viasat (VSAT), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), Harmonic (HLIT), NETGEAR (NTGR), ADTRAN (ADTN), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), and Aviat Networks (AVNW). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Calix vs. Its Competitors InterDigital Viasat Extreme Networks Bel Fuse Digi International Harmonic NETGEAR ADTRAN Ribbon Communications Aviat Networks Calix (NYSE:CALX) and InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Is CALX or IDCC more profitable? InterDigital has a net margin of 51.92% compared to Calix's net margin of -3.09%. InterDigital's return on equity of 53.44% beat Calix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calix-3.09% -3.21% -2.68% InterDigital 51.92%53.44%25.99% Does the media refer more to CALX or IDCC? In the previous week, InterDigital had 13 more articles in the media than Calix. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for InterDigital and 3 mentions for Calix. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Calix's score of 0.84 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Calix 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive InterDigital 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, CALX or IDCC? InterDigital has higher revenue and earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InterDigital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalix$831.52M4.66-$29.75M-$0.40-148.42InterDigital$868.52M10.90$358.61M$14.0326.15 Do analysts prefer CALX or IDCC? Calix currently has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.80%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $345.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.96%. Given Calix's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than InterDigital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Calix 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38InterDigital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, CALX or IDCC? Calix has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CALX or IDCC? 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryInterDigital beats Calix on 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$3.88B$19.36B$32.72B$21.77BDividend YieldN/A3.75%3.24%3.63%P/E Ratio-148.4172.92103.1532.43Price / Sales4.66111.701,456.7281.20Price / CashN/A82.3634.6818.06Price / Book5.049.167.424.59Net Income-$29.75M$356.34M$820.47M$1.01B7 Day Performance1.27%-2.04%-1.13%-0.38%1 Month Performance-5.96%-4.31%1.06%-0.93%1 Year Performance51.76%67.33%24,183.60%9.46% Calix Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CALXCalix3.1144 of 5 stars$59.37-1.6%$64.00+7.8%+51.8%$3.88B$831.52M-148.411,820IDCCInterDigital2.434 of 5 stars$364.69+1.8%$345.00-5.4%+138.0%$9.41B$892.58M25.99420Positive NewsVSATViasat2.9822 of 5 stars$36.49-1.2%$23.29-36.2%+221.0%$4.90B$4.52B-7.907,000Gap UpEXTRExtreme Networks4.0167 of 5 stars$20.47+2.8%$22.92+12.0%+33.7%$2.74B$1.14B-409.402,811BELFBBel Fuse3.2438 of 5 stars$150.77+2.5%$138.40-8.2%+74.9%$1.91B$594.03M36.955,370Analyst DowngradeDGIIDigi International2.5125 of 5 stars$38.11+4.0%$38.75+1.7%+23.5%$1.41B$420.94M33.43790HLITHarmonic4.264 of 5 stars$10.24+0.7%$12.17+18.8%-29.4%$1.16B$689.08M17.361,240NTGRNETGEAR4.3252 of 5 stars$34.84+0.0%$33.00-5.3%+50.7%$1.01B$673.76M16.13690Analyst ForecastADTNADTRAN2.2951 of 5 stars$9.25+5.2%$12.80+38.4%+43.0%$739.80M$983.37M-7.063,234News CoverageShort Interest ↑RBBNRibbon Communications4.1645 of 5 stars$3.92+2.9%$6.00+53.1%+11.7%$694.16M$863.46M-15.683,052Upcoming EarningsAVNWAviat Networks3.0241 of 5 stars$23.16+1.8%$32.00+38.2%+1.2%$296.45M$434.61M289.54710News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IDCC Alternatives VSAT Alternatives EXTR Alternatives BELFB Alternatives DGII Alternatives HLIT Alternatives NTGR Alternatives ADTN Alternatives RBBN Alternatives AVNW 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 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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