Cogent Communications (CCOI) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IRDM or CCOI?

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

Does the media refer more to IRDM or CCOI?

In the previous week, Iridium Communications had 6 more articles in the media than Cogent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Iridium Communications and 7 mentions for Cogent Communications. Cogent Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Iridium Communications' score of 0.93 indicating that Cogent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iridium Communications	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cogent Communications	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, IRDM or CCOI?

Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IRDM or CCOI?

Iridium Communications currently has a consensus target price of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.01%. Cogent Communications has a consensus target price of $80.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given Iridium Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Iridium Communications is more favorable than Cogent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iridium Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Cogent Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IRDM or CCOI?

Cogent Communications received 12 more outperform votes than Iridium Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.43% of users gave Cogent Communications an outperform vote while only 58.80% of users gave Iridium Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Iridium Communications	Outperform Votes 488 58.80%	Underperform Votes 342 41.20%
Cogent Communications	Outperform Votes 500 61.43%	Underperform Votes 314 38.57%

Is IRDM or CCOI more profitable?

Iridium Communications has a net margin of 13.58% compared to Cogent Communications' net margin of 3.73%. Iridium Communications' return on equity of 15.66% beat Cogent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iridium Communications	13.58%	15.66%	4.15%
Cogent Communications	3.73%	-36.31%	-5.20%

Is IRDM or CCOI a better dividend stock?

Iridium Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cogent Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Iridium Communications pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cogent Communications pays out -93.5% 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. Cogent Communications has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Cogent Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IRDM or CCOI?

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
Iridium Communications	$830.68M	3.80	$112.78M	$0.95	30.56
Cogent Communications	$1.04B	3.11	$1.27B	-$4.30	-15.27

Summary

Cogent Communications beats Iridium Communications on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.