ADEA vs ESTC: which is the better buy in 2026?
On Alexandria's Compass, Adeia Inc. has the edge with a 87/100 score versus 82/100 for ESTC. Here is how they stack up, factor by factor.
Adeia Inc.
NASDAQ:ADEA
A patent house disguised as a software company, quietly compounding royalties while the market still misreads it as a Xperi leftover.
Full ADEA analysisElastic N.V.
NYSE:ESTC
The vector database war has a real winner hiding in plain sight, trading at 15x forward earnings while the AI adjacent trades at 60x.
Full ESTC analysisFactor by factor
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Frequently asked questions
Is ADEA or ESTC the better buy in 2026?
By Compass Score, Adeia Inc. (NASDAQ:ADEA) edges it at 87/100 versus 82/100 for ESTC. Both scores update weekly and reflect a contrarian, forward-looking read, not a recommendation.
How does Alexandria compare ADEA and ESTC?
Each company is scored 1-100 on eight factors: revenue growth, profitability, valuation, momentum, theme purity, moat, catalysts, and market position. The Compass Score is the composite, and the comparison below shows where each name wins factor by factor.
Compass Scores are proprietary editorial research from publicly available data, not investment advice or a recommendation regarding any security. Rankings update weekly.