Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) and InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EXTR or IDCC?

91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EXTR or IDCC?

In the previous week, InterDigital had 14 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for InterDigital and 9 mentions for Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat InterDigital's score of 0.85 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Extreme Networks	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InterDigital	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EXTR or IDCC?

InterDigital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InterDigital, 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
Extreme Networks	$1.02B	1.52	-$85.96M	-$0.94	-12.37
InterDigital	$868.52M	5.97	$358.61M	$12.04	16.77

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EXTR or IDCC?

Extreme Networks received 7 more outperform votes than InterDigital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.67% of users gave Extreme Networks an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave InterDigital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Extreme Networks	Outperform Votes 471 69.67%	Underperform Votes 205 30.33%
InterDigital	Outperform Votes 464 62.37%	Underperform Votes 280 37.63%

Is EXTR or IDCC more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 41.29% compared to Extreme Networks' net margin of -11.98%. InterDigital's return on equity of 51.55% beat Extreme Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extreme Networks	-11.98%	-110.86%	-4.53%
InterDigital	41.29%	51.55%	21.35%

Which has more risk & volatility, EXTR or IDCC?

Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EXTR or IDCC?

Extreme Networks presently has a consensus price target of $20.30, indicating a potential upside of 74.55%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $130.00, indicating a potential downside of 35.62%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Extreme Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Extreme Networks and InterDigital tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.