Financial Comparison: Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) & ParkerVision (OTCMKTS:PRKR)

ParkerVision (OTCMKTS:PRKR) and Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.3% of ParkerVision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Extreme Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of ParkerVision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% 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.

Risk & Volatility

ParkerVision has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extreme Networks has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ParkerVision and Extreme Networks, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ParkerVision	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extreme Networks	0	2	6	0	2.75

Extreme Networks has a consensus price target of $32.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.59%. Given Extreme Networks’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Extreme Networks is more favorable than ParkerVision.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ParkerVision and Extreme Networks”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ParkerVision	$25.00 million	0.51	-$7.43 million	($0.04)	-2.14
Extreme Networks	$1.14 billion	3.64	-$7.47 million	$0.12	264.13

ParkerVision has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Extreme Networks. ParkerVision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extreme Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares ParkerVision and Extreme Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ParkerVision	N/A	N/A	-139.87%
Extreme Networks	1.30%	81.88%	5.45%

Summary

Extreme Networks beats ParkerVision on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ParkerVision

ParkerVision, Inc. designs and develops radio frequency technologies and integrated circuits for use in wireless communication products. ParkerVision, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks, Inc. delivers cloud-driven networking solutions that leverage the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation.
The company designs, develops, and manufactures wired and wireless network infrastructure equipment and develops the software for network management, policy, analytics, security, and access controls. Over 50,000 customers globally trust their end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts.