Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) & Old Market Capital (NASDAQ:OMCC) Head-To-Head Review

Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) and Old Market Capital (NASDAQ:OMCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cogent Communications and Old Market Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cogent Communications	$1.04 billion	2.02	-$204.07 million	($4.54)	-9.36
Old Market Capital	$9.37 million	3.66	-$5.15 million	($0.79)	-6.43

Old Market Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cogent Communications. Cogent Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Market Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Cogent Communications and Old Market Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cogent Communications	1	3	2	0	2.17
Old Market Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cogent Communications presently has a consensus target price of $46.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.62%. Given Cogent Communications’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cogent Communications is more favorable than Old Market Capital.

Volatility and Risk

Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Market Capital has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cogent Communications and Old Market Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cogent Communications	-21.57%	-117.56%	-6.78%
Old Market Capital	-21.79%	-7.01%	-4.78%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.5% of Cogent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Old Market Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Cogent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.4% of Old Market Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Old Market Capital beats Cogent Communications on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cogent Communications

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides high-speed Internet access, private network, and data center colocation space services in North America, Europe, Oceania, South America, and Africa. The company 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. It 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, the company 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, it 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.

About Old Market Capital

Old Market Capital Corporation provides broadband internet, voice over internet protocol, and video services in Northwest and Northcentral Ohio. The company was formerly known as Nicholas Financial, Inc. and changed its name to Old Market Capital Corporation in September 2024. Old Market Capital Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.