Cogeco Communications (CCA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CCA or BTO?

In the previous week, Cogeco Communications had 5 more articles in the media than B2Gold. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cogeco Communications and 2 mentions for B2Gold. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Cogeco Communications' score of 0.85 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cogeco Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
B2Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CCA or BTO?

Cogeco Communications presently has a consensus target price of C$77.06, suggesting a potential upside of 15.36%. B2Gold has a consensus target price of C$5.66, suggesting a potential upside of 53.87%. Given B2Gold's higher possible 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
B2Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CCA or BTO more profitable?

Cogeco Communications has a net margin of 11.44% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -7.23%. Cogeco Communications' return on equity of 10.52% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cogeco Communications	11.44%	10.52%	4.96%
B2Gold	-7.23%	-3.47%	6.33%

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

43.4% of Cogeco Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cogeco Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of B2Gold shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCA or BTO?

B2Gold received 452 more outperform votes than Cogeco Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.32% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote while only 59.36% of users gave Cogeco Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cogeco Communications	Outperform Votes 409 59.36%	Underperform Votes 280 40.64%
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 861 80.32%	Underperform Votes 211 19.68%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	0.67	C$340.08M	C$7.84	8.52
B2Gold	C$1.94B	2.48	-C$140.55M	-C$0.17	-21.65

Which has more volatility & risk, CCA or BTO?

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

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 5.1%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Cogeco Communications pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B2Gold pays out -129.4% 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.

Summary

B2Gold beats Cogeco Communications on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.