CCOI
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
Communication Services · Telecom Services · NMS
$16.83
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.1B
Total market value of the company
-7.33
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-3.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-19.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-877.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$20.00
+19% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock
About Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides high-speed Internet access, private network, and data center colocation space services in North America, South America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa. It offers on-net Internet access and private network services to law firms, financial services firms, and advertising and marketing firms, as well as heath care providers, educational institutions and other professional services businesses, other Internet service providers, telephone companies, cable television companies, web hosting companies, media service providers, mobile phone operators, content delivery network companies, and commercial content and application service providers. The company also provides Internet access and private network services to customers that are not located in buildings directly connected to its network; and on-net services to customers located in buildings that are physically connected to its network. In addition, it offers off-net services to corporate customers using other carriers' circuits to provide the last mile portion of the link from the customers' premises to the network. Further, the company operates data centers that allow its customers to collocate their equipment and access the network. It serves primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, communications service providers, and other bandwidth-intensive organizations. Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.

https://www.cogentco.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,795 Industry: Telecom Services
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.410
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0494
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.495
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-39.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-80.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
17
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.83
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$54.37
69% below the year high
52W Low
$14.82
14% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,231,708
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
14.6%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
497.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-3.54
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.90
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
1.43
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
49.6%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-7.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-108,703,000
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$889M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-169,674,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
11
Target High
$34.00
Target Median
$20.00
Target Low
$14.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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