Cogent Communications (CCOI) Competitors

Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Is IRDM or CCOI a better dividend stock?

Iridium Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Cogent Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Iridium Communications pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cogent Communications pays out -89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Iridium Communications has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cogent Communications has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Cogent Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is IRDM or CCOI more profitable?

Iridium Communications has a net margin of 13.20% compared to Cogent Communications' net margin of -21.57%. Iridium Communications' return on equity of 20.28% beat Cogent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iridium Communications	13.20%	20.28%	4.27%
Cogent Communications	-21.57%	-117.56%	-6.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, IRDM or CCOI?

Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IRDM or CCOI?

Iridium Communications presently has a consensus target price of $29.67, indicating a potential upside of 50.21%. Cogent Communications has a consensus target price of $46.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.44%. Given Iridium Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Iridium Communications is more favorable than Cogent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iridium Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Cogent Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the media favor IRDM or CCOI?

In the previous week, Iridium Communications had 4 more articles in the media than Cogent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Iridium Communications and 6 mentions for Cogent Communications. Cogent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Iridium Communications' score of 0.45 indicating that Cogent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iridium Communications	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cogent Communications	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IRDM or CCOI?

84.4% of Iridium Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Cogent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Iridium Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IRDM or CCOI?

Iridium Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cogent Communications. Cogent Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iridium Communications, 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
Iridium Communications	$830.68M	2.52	$112.78M	$0.99	19.95
Cogent Communications	$1.04B	2.02	-$204.07M	-$4.54	-9.38

Summary

Iridium Communications beats Cogent Communications on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.