Cogeco (CGO) Competitors

Cogeco (TSE:CGO) and Energy Fuels (TSE:EFR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is CGO or EFR more profitable?

Cogeco has a net margin of 3.00% compared to Energy Fuels' net margin of -90.40%. Cogeco's return on equity of 11.28% beat Energy Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cogeco	3.00%	11.28%	4.96%
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.25%	-4.04%

Which has more risk and volatility, CGO or EFR?

Cogeco has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CGO or EFR?

In the previous week, Energy Fuels had 4 more articles in the media than Cogeco. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Energy Fuels and 1 mentions for Cogeco. Cogeco's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Energy Fuels' score of 0.34 indicating that Cogeco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cogeco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CGO or EFR?

Cogeco has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogeco, 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	C$3.05B	0.18	C$91.77M	C$9.72	5.97
Energy Fuels	C$32.84M	56.13	-C$29.68M	-C$0.30	-43.97

Do analysts rate CGO or EFR?

Cogeco currently has a consensus price target of C$82.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.26%. Given Cogeco's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cogeco is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cogeco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CGO or EFR?

27.6% of Cogeco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Cogeco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cogeco beats Energy Fuels on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.