Cogeco (CGO) Competitors

Energy Fuels (TSE:EFR) and Cogeco (TSE:CGO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EFR or CGO?

Cogeco has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogeco, 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
Energy Fuels	C$32.84M	57.23	-C$29.68M	-C$0.30	-44.83
Cogeco	C$3.05B	0.18	C$91.77M	C$9.72	6.07

Is EFR or CGO more profitable?

Cogeco has a net margin of 3.00% compared to Energy Fuels' net margin of -90.40%. Cogeco's return on equity of 11.28% beat Energy Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.25%	-4.04%
Cogeco	3.00%	11.28%	4.96%

Does the media refer more to EFR or CGO?

In the previous week, Energy Fuels had 9 more articles in the media than Cogeco. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Energy Fuels and 1 mentions for Cogeco. Cogeco's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Energy Fuels' score of 0.63 indicating that Cogeco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cogeco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend EFR or CGO?

Cogeco has a consensus price target of C$82.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.05%. Given Cogeco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cogeco is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Cogeco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EFR or CGO?

51.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Cogeco shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Energy Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cogeco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, EFR or CGO?

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogeco has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cogeco beats Energy Fuels on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.