Gogo (GOGO) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCOI or GOGO?

Cogent Communications received 141 more outperform votes than Gogo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.50% of users gave Cogent Communications an outperform vote while only 56.18% of users gave Gogo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cogent Communications	Outperform Votes 500 61.50%	Underperform Votes 313 38.50%
Gogo	Outperform Votes 359 56.18%	Underperform Votes 280 43.82%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCOI or GOGO?

92.4% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Gogo shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Gogo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CCOI or GOGO?

Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gogo has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCOI or GOGO more profitable?

Gogo has a net margin of 13.94% compared to Cogent Communications' net margin of 3.73%. Gogo's return on equity of 121.96% beat Cogent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cogent Communications	3.73%	-36.31%	-5.20%
Gogo	13.94%	121.96%	7.91%

Does the media prefer CCOI or GOGO?

In the previous week, Cogent Communications had 2 more articles in the media than Gogo. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cogent Communications and 2 mentions for Gogo. Cogent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Gogo's score of 0.32 indicating that Cogent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cogent Communications	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gogo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CCOI or GOGO?

Cogent Communications currently has a consensus target price of $80.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.76%. Gogo has a consensus target price of $12.17, suggesting a potential upside of 61.36%. Given Gogo's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gogo is more favorable than Cogent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cogent Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Gogo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CCOI or GOGO?

Cogent Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Gogo. Gogo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogent 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	$1.06B	3.59	$1.27B	$0.78	99.15
Gogo	$404.72M	2.34	$145.68M	$0.43	17.53

Summary

Cogent Communications beats Gogo on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.