Cogeco Communications (CCA) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CCA or BTO?

19.5% of Cogeco Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cogeco Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of B2Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCA or BTO 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
Cogeco Communications	11.68%	11.56%	4.96%
B2Gold	-38.20%	-20.27%	6.33%

Do analysts rate CCA or BTO?

Cogeco Communications currently has a consensus price target of C$75.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.17%. B2Gold has a consensus price target of C$6.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.66%. Given Cogeco Communications' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cogeco Communications is more favorable than B2Gold.

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, CCA or BTO?

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
Cogeco Communications	C$2.95B	0.92	C$346.48M	C$7.72	8.37
B2Gold	C$2.17B	4.31	-C$563.17M	-C$0.35	-20.23

Is CCA or BTO a better dividend stock?

Cogeco Communications pays an annual dividend of C$3.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Cogeco Communications pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B2Gold pays out -34.3% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, CCA or BTO?

Cogeco Communications has a beta of 0.524509, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 0.816202, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CCA or BTO?

In the previous week, Cogeco Communications had 1 more articles in the media than B2Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cogeco Communications and 1 mentions for B2Gold. Cogeco Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat B2Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Cogeco Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cogeco Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
B2Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Cogeco Communications beats B2Gold on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.