Gogo (GOGO) Competitors

Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GOGO or CCOI?

Cogent Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Gogo. Cogent Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gogo, 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
Gogo	$444.71M	2.24	$145.68M	$0.10	75.70
Cogent Communications	$1.04B	2.59	$1.27B	-$4.30	-12.64

Do analysts prefer GOGO or CCOI?

Gogo presently has a consensus price target of $11.33, indicating a potential upside of 49.71%. Cogent Communications has a consensus price target of $80.25, indicating a potential upside of 47.65%. Given Gogo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gogo is more favorable than Cogent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gogo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cogent Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media favor GOGO or CCOI?

In the previous week, Cogent Communications had 17 more articles in the media than Gogo. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Cogent Communications and 5 mentions for Gogo. Gogo's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Cogent Communications' score of 0.97 indicating that Gogo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gogo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cogent Communications	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, GOGO or CCOI?

Gogo has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GOGO or CCOI?

69.6% of Gogo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cogent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Gogo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GOGO or CCOI?

Cogent Communications received 140 more outperform votes than Gogo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.43% of users gave Cogent Communications an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave Gogo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gogo	Outperform Votes 360 56.16%	Underperform Votes 281 43.84%
Cogent Communications	Outperform Votes 500 61.43%	Underperform Votes 314 38.57%

Is GOGO or CCOI more profitable?

Gogo has a net margin of 13.94% compared to Cogent Communications' net margin of 3.73%. Gogo's return on equity of 121.96% beat Cogent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gogo	13.94%	121.96%	7.91%
Cogent Communications	3.73%	-36.31%	-5.20%

Summary

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