Cogent Communications (CCOI) Competitors

Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) and Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is CCOI or IRDM more profitable?

Cogent Communications has a net margin of 114.09% compared to Iridium Communications' net margin of 3.20%. Iridium Communications' return on equity of 2.76% beat Cogent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cogent Communications	114.09%	-24.63%	-4.13%
Iridium Communications	3.20%	2.76%	0.93%

Do analysts recommend CCOI or IRDM?

Cogent Communications presently has a consensus price target of $75.14, suggesting a potential upside of 26.89%. Iridium Communications has a consensus price target of $44.75, suggesting a potential upside of 48.62%. Given Iridium Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iridium Communications is more favorable than Cogent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cogent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Iridium Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is CCOI or IRDM a better dividend stock?

Cogent Communications pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Iridium Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Cogent Communications pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Iridium Communications pays out 247.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCOI or IRDM?

Cogent Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Iridium Communications. Cogent Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iridium 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
Cogent Communications	$1.05B	2.76	$1.27B	$25.24	2.35
Iridium Communications	$790.72M	4.62	$15.41M	$0.21	143.38

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCOI or IRDM?

Cogent Communications received 10 more outperform votes than Iridium Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave Cogent Communications an outperform vote while only 58.76% of users gave Iridium Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cogent Communications	Outperform Votes 493 61.63%	Underperform Votes 307 38.38%
Iridium Communications	Outperform Votes 483 58.76%	Underperform Votes 339 41.24%

Does the media favor CCOI or IRDM?

In the previous week, Cogent Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Iridium Communications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cogent Communications and 3 mentions for Iridium Communications. Iridium Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Cogent Communications' score of 0.95 indicating that Iridium Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CCOI or IRDM?

92.4% of Cogent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Iridium Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Iridium Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCOI or IRDM?

Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cogent Communications beats Iridium Communications on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.