PLT vs. EXTR, BELFB, DGII, HLIT, NTGR, ADTN, RBBN, AVNW, KVHI, and CMTL
Should you be buying Plantronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plantronics include Extreme Networks (EXTR), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), Harmonic (HLIT), NETGEAR (NTGR), ADTRAN (ADTN), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), Aviat Networks (AVNW), KVH Industries (KVHI), and Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.
Plantronics vs. Its Competitors
Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) and Plantronics (NYSE:PLT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 3 more articles in the media than Plantronics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Extreme Networks and 1 mentions for Plantronics. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Plantronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Extreme Networks presently has a consensus target price of $22.92, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than Plantronics.
Extreme Networks has a net margin of -0.65% compared to Plantronics' net margin of -3.32%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 82.47% beat Plantronics' return on equity.
Extreme Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plantronics. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plantronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Plantronics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Extreme Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Plantronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plantronics has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Extreme Networks beats Plantronics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PLT) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff