B2Gold (BTO) Competitors

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

Is CCA or BTO a better dividend stock?

Cogeco Communications pays an annual dividend of C$3.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Cogeco Communications pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B2Gold pays out -25.3% 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.

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 recommend CCA or BTO?

Cogeco Communications presently has a consensus price target of C$76.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.64%. B2Gold has a consensus price target of C$6.11, suggesting a potential upside of 21.71%. Given B2Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Cogeco Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cogeco Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media refer more to CCA or BTO?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Cogeco Communications. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for B2Gold and 2 mentions for Cogeco Communications. Cogeco Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat B2Gold's score of 0.56 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCA or BTO?

43.4% of Cogeco Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cogeco Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCA or BTO?

Cogeco Communications has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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$2.97B	1.03	C$346.48M	C$8.26	8.78
B2Gold	C$1.47B	3.15	-C$563.17M	-C$0.87	-5.78

Summary

Cogeco Communications beats B2Gold on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.