Extreme Networks (EXTR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SATS or EXTR?

Extreme Networks received 114 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.67% of users gave Extreme Networks an outperform vote while only 62.74% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EchoStar	Outperform Votes 357 62.74%	Underperform Votes 212 37.26%
Extreme Networks	Outperform Votes 471 69.67%	Underperform Votes 205 30.33%

Is SATS or EXTR more profitable?

Extreme Networks has a net margin of -11.98% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -15.51%. EchoStar's return on equity of -0.64% beat Extreme Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EchoStar	-15.51%	-0.64%	-0.22%
Extreme Networks	-11.98%	-110.86%	-4.53%

Which has more risk & volatility, SATS or EXTR?

EchoStar has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SATS or EXTR?

Extreme Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EchoStar. EchoStar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extreme Networks, 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
EchoStar	$15.83B	0.45	-$1.70B	-$0.44	-56.80
Extreme Networks	$1.02B	1.82	-$85.96M	-$0.94	-14.79

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SATS or EXTR?

33.6% of EchoStar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer SATS or EXTR?

EchoStar currently has a consensus price target of $23.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.96%. Extreme Networks has a consensus price target of $20.30, indicating a potential upside of 46.04%. Given Extreme Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than EchoStar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EchoStar	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Extreme Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media favor SATS or EXTR?

In the previous week, EchoStar had 1 more articles in the media than Extreme Networks. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for EchoStar and 7 mentions for Extreme Networks. EchoStar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Extreme Networks' score of 0.76 indicating that EchoStar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EchoStar	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Extreme Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Extreme Networks beats EchoStar on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.