Plantronics (PLT) Competitors

Plantronics (NYSE:PLT) and Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Is PLT or EXTR more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plantronics	-3.32%	-107.89%	5.62%
Extreme Networks	-0.65%	82.47%	4.18%

Do analysts recommend PLT or EXTR?

Extreme Networks has a consensus target price of $22.92, indicating a potential upside of 17.64%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than Plantronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plantronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Extreme Networks	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLT or EXTR?

94.3% of Plantronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Plantronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PLT or EXTR?

Extreme Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plantronics	$1.73B	0.47	-$57.33M	$3.17	6.16
Extreme Networks	$1.14B	2.28	-$7.47M	-$0.05	-389.60

Which has more risk & volatility, PLT or EXTR?

Plantronics has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PLT or EXTR?

In the previous week, Extreme Networks had 5 more articles in the media than Plantronics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Extreme Networks and 1 mentions for Plantronics. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Plantronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plantronics	Neutral
Extreme Networks	Positive

Summary

Extreme Networks beats Plantronics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.