Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság (OTCMKTS:MYTAY) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság and Cogent Communications' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság | $2.22 billion | 0.63 | $139.93 million | N/A | N/A |
| Cogent Communications | $546.16 million | 6.00 | $37.52 million | $0.76 | 90.68 |
Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság has higher revenue and earnings than Cogent Communications.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság and Cogent Communications, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Cogent Communications | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Cogent Communications has a consensus target price of $79.7143, suggesting a potential upside of 15.66%. Given Cogent Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cogent Communications is more favorable than Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Cogent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Cogent Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság and Cogent Communications' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság | 6.79% | 7.12% | 3.56% |
| Cogent Communications | 3.60% | -17.36% | 4.16% |
Dividends
Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Cogent Communications pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Cogent Communications pays out 397.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cogent Communications has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Cogent Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Volatility and Risk
Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cogent Communications beats Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
