Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$23.59 -3.48% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $23.40

Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 51/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $3.12B
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $23.40 (-0.82%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-0.68% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 15/20 (B) • 11.2% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 51/100 (D) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-1.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 49.7% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk D
Cash (15)Whales (8)SEC (11)Macro (7)CEO (10)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-3.1% Base Target
$35 Bull$23 Base$18 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for EXTR)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±9.6%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (51/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY EXTR SCORES 51/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+15/20 pts (29% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 11.2% FCF Margin ($127.3M FCF) & 62.2% Gross Margin

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+11/20 pts (22% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 5/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit7/20 pts (-13 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (48) create a -13 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
59
Grade C$24.19-10.2% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
56
Grade C$21.73+1.1% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
54
Grade C-$21.97+7.4% Next Q
Current
51
Grade D$23.59-1.3% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: C (59) → D (51)Full Audit →
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While EXTR currently carries a cautious 51/100 (D) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (7/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Strong cash generator (62% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($22.48) and Max Pain ($24.77) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $35.42.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Cannibal Buyback (-0.68% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $EXTR• $4.8M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “EXTR Beats Next Quarterly Revenue & EPS Consensus + Hyperscaler AI CapEx Holds Record Pace”
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
4830 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCORESOLID CORE (5–6)
5 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE50% OF RANGE
L: $13$23.59H: $34
1. Money & Cash Health● HEALTHY
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Real cash coming in backs up reported profits (62% profit margin and healthy balance-sheet cushion).

Factor Grade: BRQD 15 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: DRQD 18 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: DRQD 18 / 40
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BULLISH (75)

8.6% ROIC with 62.2% gross margin and 4.08% FCF yield.

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10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
NEUTRAL (55)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 5/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

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Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
BEARISH (42)

18/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 7/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like EXTR
  • ✓Strong cash generator (62% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
  • !Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
  • !Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.
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EXTR // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +6.79%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $22.79H $23.59L $22.06C $23.59VOL 2.21M
RES: $26.10SUP: $19.65SMA50: $22.48SMA200: $22.05
$34.98$29.79$24.59$19.39$14.20RES $26.10SUP $19.65$23.592026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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EXTR Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +2.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (EXTR)

Technology Rank #385 of 714 ⚔️ DGII vs EXTR Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (EXTR vs. DGII, ATEN, FFIV, ALLT)

Industry: Computer Communications Equipment (14 Tracked Issuers)

Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR) ranks #385 by composite RQD confidence (51/100, grade D) and #250 by equity capitalization ($3.12B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, FFIV leads on earnings valuation at 29.7x trailing P/E, while ATEN leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 26.5% ROIC and 79.3% gross margin. DGII currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 69/100 (C+) compared with EXTR at 51/100 (D).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
EXTR ACTIVE
Extreme Networks Inc.
D 51/100 — 62.2% 8.6% -3.48% $3.12B Benchmark Subject
DGII
Digi International Inc.
C+ 69/100 72.2x 62.9% 5.9% -0.83% $2.95B /dgii-vs-extr →
ATEN
A10 Networks Inc.
C 63/100 44.5x 79.3% 26.5% -2.31% $1.88B /aten-vs-extr →
FFIV
F5 Inc.
C+ 69/100 29.7x 81.4% 18.1% -0.57% $20.58B /ffiv-vs-extr →
ALLT
Allot Ltd.
D 50/100 118.0x 71.1% 3.0% -2.29% $437.4M /allt-vs-extr →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-06-30 • CIK 0001078271

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-06-30), Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR) reported GAAP revenue of $1.14B (+2.0% vs. FY2024 revenue of $1.12B , and -13.1% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$7.5M, operating cash flow of $152.0M, and free cash flow of $127.3M (+240.7% YoY). On the balance sheet, EXTR closed FY2025 with $1.17B in total assets against $154.1M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 5/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-06-30 $1.14B -$7.5M $152.0M $127.3M $1.17B $154.1M
FY2024 (FY) 2024-06-30 $1.12B -$86.0M $55.5M $37.4M $1.08B $170.9M
FY2023 (FY) 2023-06-30 $1.31B $78.1M $249.2M $249.2M — —

3. EXTR Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is EXTR stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, Extreme Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 51/100 at a spot price of $23.59 (-3.48% 1D, market cap $3.12B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 15/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, Executive Insider Alignment 11/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 7/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 10/20. Across 714 tracked Technology issuers, EXTR ranks #385 in composite RQD confidence.

How does EXTR compare to DGII and ATEN in the Technology sector?

Within the Technology sector (Computer Communications Equipment), EXTR carries a Roarable D (51/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 62.2%, and ROIC of 8.6%. By comparison, DGII (Digi International Inc.) holds a C+ grade (69/100 RQD, P/E 72.2x, ROIC 5.9%, cap $2.95B) and ATEN (A10 Networks Inc.) posts a C grade (63/100 RQD, P/E 44.5x, ROIC 26.5%, cap $1.88B). Among the 5-stock peer group, FFIV leads on earnings multiple (29.7x) while ATEN leads on capital efficiency (26.5% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for EXTR?

Per EXTR's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-06-30, CIK 0001078271), Extreme Networks Inc. generated $1.14B in revenue (+2.0% YoY), -$7.5M in net income, and $127.3M in free cash flow against $1.17B in total assets and $154.1M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Strong cash generator (62% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is EXTR trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

EXTR last traded at $23.59 (-3.48% on volume of 2,092,050 shares), positioning the stock +4.94% above its 50-day simple moving average ($22.48) and +6.98% above its 200-day simple moving average ($22.05). Across its 52-week range of $13.48 to $33.73, EXTR sits at the 49.9% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 48.0 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±9.6% ($21.33 to $25.85).

EXTR Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell EXTR stock right now?

Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D (Sell — SELL) with 51/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (9% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is EXTR's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

EXTR's 12-month base price target is $22.85 (range $17.82 to $35.42), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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