Old Market Capital (NASDAQ:OMCC – Get Free Report) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
39.9% of Old Market Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Cogent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 50.4% of Old Market Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Old Market Capital and Cogent Communications, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Old Market Capital | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Cogent Communications | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Risk and Volatility
Old Market Capital has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Old Market Capital and Cogent Communications”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Old Market Capital | $13.09 million | 2.88 | -$5.15 million | ($0.39) | -14.31 |
| Cogent Communications | $1.04 billion | 1.96 | -$204.07 million | ($4.54) | -9.09 |
Old Market Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cogent Communications. Old Market Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Old Market Capital and Cogent Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Old Market Capital | -21.79% | -7.01% | -4.78% |
| Cogent Communications | -21.57% | -117.56% | -6.78% |
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.
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.
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