B2Gold (BTO) Competitors

B2Gold (TSE:BTO) and Cogeco Communications (TSE:CCA) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, BTO or CCA?

B2Gold has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogeco Communications has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BTO or CCA more profitable?

Cogeco Communications has a net margin of 11.68% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -38.20%. Cogeco Communications' return on equity of 11.56% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-38.20%	-20.27%	6.33%
Cogeco Communications	11.68%	11.56%	4.96%

Does the media prefer BTO or CCA?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Cogeco Communications. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for B2Gold and 0 mentions for Cogeco Communications. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Cogeco Communications' score of -0.65 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	Neutral
Cogeco Communications	Negative

Is BTO or CCA a better dividend stock?

B2Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Cogeco Communications pays an annual dividend of C$3.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. B2Gold pays out -25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cogeco Communications pays out 41.4% 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.

Do analysts rate BTO or CCA?

B2Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 24.54%. Cogeco Communications has a consensus price target of C$75.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.46%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Cogeco Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Cogeco Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BTO or CCA?

Cogeco Communications has higher revenue and earnings than B2Gold. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogeco 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
B2Gold	C$1.47B	3.40	-C$563.17M	-C$0.87	-6.24
Cogeco Communications	C$2.97B	0.90	C$346.48M	C$8.26	7.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BTO or CCA?

62.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Cogeco Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Cogeco 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.

Summary

B2Gold beats Cogeco Communications on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.