RBBN vs. EXTR, VSAT, INFN, DGII, BELFB, HLIT, NTGR, ADTN, AVNW, and KVHI
Should you be buying Ribbon Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ribbon Communications include Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), Infinera (INFN), Digi International (DGII), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Harmonic (HLIT), NETGEAR (NTGR), ADTRAN (ADTN), Aviat Networks (AVNW), and KVH Industries (KVHI). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.
Ribbon Communications vs. Its Competitors
Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) and Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Ribbon Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Extreme Networks. Extreme Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ribbon Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Extreme Networks presently has a consensus price target of $18.92, indicating a potential upside of 6.99%. Ribbon Communications has a consensus price target of $5.88, indicating a potential upside of 44.35%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ribbon Communications is more favorable than Extreme Networks.
In the previous week, Extreme Networks and Extreme Networks both had 4 articles in the media. Extreme Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ribbon Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Extreme Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Extreme Networks has a net margin of -4.94% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -6.00%. Extreme Networks' return on equity of 13.79% beat Ribbon Communications' return on equity.
91.1% of Extreme Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Extreme Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Extreme Networks beats Ribbon Communications on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:RBBN) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
