Calix (CALX) Competitors $53.73 +0.77 (+1.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.25 +0.52 (+0.97%) As of 06:59 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, EXTR, VSAT, 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), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), 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 Extreme Networks Viasat Bel Fuse Digi International Harmonic NETGEAR ADTRAN Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and Calix (NYSE:CALX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Is CIEN or CALX more profitable? Ciena has a net margin of 2.46% compared to Calix's net margin of -4.20%. 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 -4.20%-4.14%-3.44% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CIEN or CALX? 92.0% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ciena shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CIEN or CALX? Ciena has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable 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$4.01B2.99$83.96M$0.72118.10Calix$831.52M4.19-$29.75M-$0.52-103.33 Does the media prefer CIEN or CALX? In the previous week, Calix had 1 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Calix and 18 mentions for Ciena. Calix's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ciena's score of 0.80 indicating that Calix is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ciena 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Calix 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CIEN or CALX? Ciena currently has a consensus price target of $85.54, indicating a potential upside of 0.60%. Calix has a consensus price target of $50.83, indicating a potential downside of 5.39%. Given Ciena's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ciena is more favorable than Calix.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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryCiena beats Calix on 10 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$3.43B$18.17B$28.69B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A2.82%3.07%3.65%P/E Ratio-103.3372.1143.9226.34Price / Sales4.1976.951,807.2659.22Price / CashN/A93.3238.0622.29Price / Book4.568.757.634.66Net Income-$29.75M$337.83M$779.03M$994.58M7 Day Performance6.44%4.62%2.35%-0.29%1 Month Performance14.04%10.23%7.48%4.91%1 Year Performance48.84%59.68%52,761.55%10.53% Calix Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CALXCalix2.4925 of 5 stars$53.73+1.5%$50.83-5.4%+43.8%$3.43B$831.52M-103.331,820News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCIENCiena4.1986 of 5 stars$84.24+2.0%$84.08-0.2%+68.5%$11.91B$4.01B116.998,657Analyst ForecastInsider TradeSATSEchoStar0.4886 of 5 stars$29.09-1.7%$24.70-15.1%+42.3%$8.36B$15.83B-38.7913,700IDCCInterDigital2.1944 of 5 stars$228.88+1.1%$160.00-30.1%+86.1%$5.94B$868.52M18.15420Positive NewsEXTRExtreme Networks2.9803 of 5 stars$17.05+1.6%$18.92+10.9%+24.9%$2.27B$1.12B-41.592,656VSATViasat3.7726 of 5 stars$15.35+1.8%$19.00+23.8%-1.7%$2.00B$4.52B-3.457,000News CoverageBELFBBel Fuse3.0268 of 5 stars$98.77+0.5%$106.60+7.9%+45.9%$1.25B$534.79M28.715,370Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendDGIIDigi International1.1903 of 5 stars$33.14+0.9%$35.67+7.6%+31.8%$1.23B$424.05M29.33790News CoverageHLITHarmonic4.3902 of 5 stars$9.12+1.2%$12.33+35.2%-25.9%$1.03B$678.72M20.271,240NTGRNETGEAR2.9523 of 5 stars$29.01-1.3%$29.000.0%+81.5%$834.91M$673.76M35.38690Positive NewsGap UpADTNADTRAN2.6829 of 5 stars$9.66+9.2%$12.00+24.2%+50.6%$772.61M$922.72M-5.683,234News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CIEN Alternatives SATS Alternatives IDCC Alternatives EXTR Alternatives VSAT 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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