Cogeco Communications (CCA) Competitors

B2Gold (TSE:BTO) and Cogeco Communications (TSE:CCA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, BTO or CCA?

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

Do analysts prefer BTO or CCA?

B2Gold currently has a consensus target price of C$5.91, indicating a potential upside of 47.81%. Cogeco Communications has a consensus target price of C$76.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.87%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Cogeco Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cogeco Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to BTO or CCA?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Cogeco Communications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for B2Gold and 0 mentions for Cogeco Communications. Cogeco Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat B2Gold's score of -0.20 indicating that Cogeco Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	Neutral
Cogeco Communications	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BTO or CCA?

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
B2Gold	C$1.47B	2.51	-C$563.17M	-C$0.87	-4.60
Cogeco Communications	C$2.97B	0.92	C$346.48M	C$8.26	7.89

Is BTO or CCA a better dividend stock?

B2Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Cogeco Communications pays an annual dividend of C$3.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. B2Gold pays out -25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cogeco Communications pays out 41.4% 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. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BTO or CCA?

62.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Cogeco Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Cogeco Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BTO or CCA 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
B2Gold	-38.20%	-20.27%	6.33%
Cogeco Communications	11.68%	11.56%	4.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BTO or CCA?

B2Gold received 453 more outperform votes than Cogeco Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.11% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote while only 59.19% of users gave Cogeco Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 862 80.11%	Underperform Votes 214 19.89%
Cogeco Communications	Outperform Votes 409 59.19%	Underperform Votes 282 40.81%

Summary

B2Gold beats Cogeco Communications on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.