Cogent Communications (CCOI) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, GSAT or CCOI?

Globalstar has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GSAT or CCOI?

Cogent Communications received 491 more outperform votes than Globalstar when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globalstar	N/A	N/A
Cogent Communications	Outperform Votes 491 61.61%	Underperform Votes 306 38.39%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GSAT or CCOI?

18.9% of Globalstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.0% of Globalstar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GSAT or CCOI more profitable?

Cogent Communications has a net margin of 135.34% compared to Cogent Communications' net margin of -14.61%. Cogent Communications' return on equity of -6.43% beat Globalstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globalstar	-14.61%	-6.43%	-2.54%
Cogent Communications	135.34%	-23.66%	-2.39%

Do analysts rate GSAT or CCOI?

Cogent Communications has a consensus target price of $77.57, suggesting a potential upside of 17.91%. Given Globalstar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cogent Communications is more favorable than Globalstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globalstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Cogent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor GSAT or CCOI?

In the previous week, Cogent Communications had 3 more articles in the media than Globalstar. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cogent Communications and 3 mentions for Globalstar. Globalstar's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Cogent Communications' score of 0.42 indicating that Cogent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globalstar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cogent Communications	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GSAT or CCOI?

Cogent Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Globalstar. Globalstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogent 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
Globalstar	$223.81M	10.86	-$24.72M	-$0.01	-129.00
Cogent Communications	$940.92M	3.32	$1.27B	$26.75	2.46

Summary

Cogent Communications beats Globalstar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.