Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for CCOI Earnings

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cogent Communications in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will earn ($0.70) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.72). The consensus estimate for Cogent Communications’ current full-year earnings is ($4.55) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cogent Communications’ Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.70) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($3.34) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.59) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.72) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.42) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.38) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($2.11) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.02) EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cogent Communications to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cogent Communications currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $80.25.

Cogent Communications Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CCOI opened at $61.50 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.60. Cogent Communications has a fifty-two week low of $50.80 and a fifty-two week high of $86.76. The company has a market capitalization of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.85 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.87, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 2.03.

Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The technology company reported ($0.91) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.22) by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $252.29 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $258.49 million. Cogent Communications had a negative return on equity of 36.31% and a net margin of 3.73%.

Cogent Communications Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.005 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 13th. This is an increase from Cogent Communications’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.54%. Cogent Communications’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -93.49%.

Insider Activity at Cogent Communications

In other Cogent Communications news, Director Sheryl Lynn Kennedy sold 1,425 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.96, for a total transaction of $103,968.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 10,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $740,325.12. The trade was a 12.31 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Lewis H. Ferguson sold 956 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.36, for a total value of $66,308.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 18,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,293,702.72. The trade was a 4.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,681 shares of company stock valued at $840,878. 11.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cogent Communications

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Cogent Communications during the third quarter worth $30,000. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Cogent Communications in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cogent Communications during the 3rd quarter worth about $46,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cogent Communications by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 623 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the period. Finally, BankPlus Trust Department acquired a new stake in Cogent Communications in the 4th quarter valued at about $63,000. Institutional investors own 92.45% of the company’s stock.

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.