Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI – Get Free Report) and Siyata Mobile (NASDAQ:SYTA – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Siyata Mobile has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Cogent Communications and Siyata Mobile, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cogent Communications | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Siyata Mobile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cogent Communications and Siyata Mobile”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 | 2.06 | -$204.07 million | ($4.54) | -9.57 |
| Siyata Mobile | $11.63 million | 2.30 | -$25.27 million | ($25.52) | -0.12 |
Siyata Mobile has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cogent Communications. Cogent Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Siyata Mobile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Cogent Communications and Siyata Mobile’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% |
| Siyata Mobile | -144.50% | -186.67% | -99.71% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.5% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Siyata Mobile shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Siyata Mobile shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Cogent Communications beats Siyata Mobile on 10 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 Siyata Mobile
Siyata Mobile Inc. engages in the development and sale of cellular-based communications platform in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and internationally. It develops, markets, and sells rugged handheld Push-to-Talk over Cellular smartphone devices for first responders, enterprise customers, construction workers, security guards, government agencies, utilities, transportation and waste management, amusement parks, and mobile workers in various industries. The company also offers in-vehicle communication devices, including VK7 Vehicle Kit; Uniden UV350, a vehicle fleet communication device; and Real Time View, a mobile digital video recording solution for monitoring first responder vehicles. In addition, it provides cellular amplifiers to boost the cellular signal inside homes, buildings, and vehicles; and cellular booster systems. Further, the company offers its products under the Uniden and Siyata brand names. It serves cellular network operators and their dealers, as well as commercial vehicle technology distributors for fleets. Siyata Mobile Inc. is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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