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Cogent Communications

NSQ:CCOI US19239V3024
31
  • Value
    100
  • Growth
    1
  • Safety
    Safety
    30
  • Combined
    34
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    31
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Company Description

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. provides internet access and private network services. The company operates in the telecommunications industry. It delivers services across North America, Europe, South America, Oceania, and Africa. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,499 million, profits of $394 million, revenue of $1,036 million, and 1916 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 31 (better than 31% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Cogent Communications are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Cogent Communications. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 100, which means that the share price of Cogent Communications is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 100% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 59, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 1, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 30, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 70 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Growth
Weakest Rank Value
Country USA
Industry Alternative Carriers
Size Medium
Website cogentco.com
Index
NASDAQ
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 1 45 53
Growth
1 15 97 65
Safety
Safety
30 17 26 17
Sentiment
59 31 14 15
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31 1 21 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
19 53 73 34
Opinions Change
57 46 24 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 11 18 55
Market Pulse
51 22 19 10
Sentiment
59 31 14 15
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 1 45 53
Growth
1 15 97 65
Safety Safety
30 17 26 17
Combined
34 1 55 38
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
74 9 9 13
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
95 3 100 9
Price vs. Book (P/B)
95 1 1 100
Dividend Yield
91 78 86 87
Value
100 1 45 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
10 48 96 39
Profit Growth
1 6 100 98
Capital Growth
19 20 30 37
Stock Returns
1 55 89 51
Growth
1 15 97 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 15 1 1
Refinancing
96 79 76 72
Liquidity
30 6 25 26
Safety Safety
30 17 26 17

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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