Cogent Communications (CCOI) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CCOI or IRDM?

Iridium Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Cogent Communications	$1.04B	1.74	-$204.07M	-$4.54	-8.07
Iridium Communications	$830.68M	3.14	$112.78M	$0.99	24.87

Do analysts prefer CCOI or IRDM?

Cogent Communications currently has a consensus target price of $46.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.11%. Iridium Communications has a consensus target price of $34.33, indicating a potential upside of 39.45%. Given Iridium Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Iridium Communications is more favorable than Cogent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cogent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Iridium Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CCOI or IRDM?

In the previous week, Cogent Communications and Cogent Communications both had 9 articles in the media. Iridium Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Cogent Communications' score of 1.12 indicating that Iridium Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cogent Communications	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iridium Communications	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CCOI or IRDM 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
Cogent Communications	-21.57%	-117.56%	-6.78%
Iridium Communications	13.20%	20.28%	4.27%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CCOI or IRDM?

92.5% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Iridium Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Iridium Communications shares are owned by 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.

Is CCOI or IRDM a better dividend stock?

Cogent Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Iridium Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Cogent Communications pays out -89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Iridium Communications pays out 56.6% 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. Cogent Communications has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Iridium Communications has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Cogent Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CCOI or IRDM?

Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Iridium Communications beats Cogent Communications on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.