Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Washington, United States | NasdaqGS
23.63 USD
+0.38
(1.634%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 23.59 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:26 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT
CCOI presents a mixed picture with a high dividend yield but negative fundamentals and earnings. The recent price action shows a range-bound trend with a recent dip, which could present a buying opportunity for short-term traders. However, the long-term outlook is bleak due to negative earnings and poor growth prospects. Investors should consider the high dividend yield as a potential benefit, but the overall financial health of the company raises concerns. Options activity suggests traders are cautious, indicating potential for further volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.125790 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.141159 |
| AutoETS | 0.143192 |
| MSTL | 0.144008 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 2.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.265 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.12 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-05 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-05 |
| Revenue per Share | 18.706 |
| Market Cap | 1,183,918,848 |
| Forward P/E | -9.97 |
| Beta | 0.74 |
| Profit Margins | -20.32% |
| Website | https://www.cogentco.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment with elevated volatility and significant open interest in both calls and puts. The ATM strikes are heavily weighted, suggesting traders are closely monitoring the current price level. However, the presence of top OI in out-of-the-money strikes indicates potential for significant price movements. The high IV in some expirations and the presence of puts with high open interest suggest caution, as investors may be anticipating a downward trend or volatility.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.09% | 5.18% | 5.98% | 6.25% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | 0.020 | 0.086693 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.020 | 0.117405 |
| 2025-08-21 | 1.015 | 2.710852 |
| 2025-05-22 | 1.010 | 2.266357 |
| 2025-03-13 | 1.005 | 1.565330 |
| 2024-11-22 | 0.995 | 1.278337 |
| 2024-08-22 | 0.985 | 1.471643 |
| 2024-05-22 | 0.975 | 1.815613 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.965 | 1.674540 |
| 2023-11-22 | 0.955 | 1.636933 |
| 2023-08-23 | 0.945 | 1.589640 |
| 2023-05-17 | 0.935 | 1.741064 |
| 2023-03-09 | 0.925 | 1.791678 |
| 2022-11-17 | 0.915 | 1.917293 |
| 2022-08-17 | 0.905 | 1.890085 |
| 2022-05-12 | 0.880 | 1.859296 |
| 2022-03-08 | 0.855 | 1.736206 |
| 2021-11-18 | 0.830 | 1.329338 |
| 2021-08-19 | 0.805 | 1.463537 |
| 2021-05-13 | 0.780 | 1.319515 |
| 2021-03-11 | 0.755 | 1.599685 |
| 2020-11-19 | 0.730 | 1.662958 |
| 2020-08-20 | 0.705 | 1.416322 |
| 2020-05-21 | 0.680 | 1.229442 |
| 2020-03-12 | 0.660 | 1.171054 |
| 2019-11-21 | 0.640 | 1.415547 |
| 2019-08-22 | 0.620 | 1.443554 |
| 2019-05-16 | 0.600 | 1.448190 |
| 2019-03-07 | 0.580 | 1.705915 |
| 2018-11-15 | 0.560 | 1.662284 |
| 2018-08-16 | 0.540 | 1.484366 |
| 2018-05-16 | 0.520 | 1.514096 |
| 2018-03-08 | 0.500 | 1.714557 |
| 2017-11-16 | 0.480 | 1.560858 |
| 2017-08-16 | 0.460 | 1.612425 |
| 2017-05-16 | 0.440 | 1.692999 |
| 2017-03-08 | 0.420 | 1.682026 |
| 2016-11-18 | 0.400 | 1.631753 |
| 2016-08-17 | 0.380 | 1.659523 |
| 2016-05-18 | 0.370 | 1.559425 |
| 2016-03-08 | 0.360 | 1.624523 |
| 2015-11-18 | 0.350 | 1.734162 |
| 2015-08-19 | 0.340 | 1.946879 |
| 2015-05-20 | 0.420 | 2.168617 |
| 2015-03-09 | 0.350 | 1.680003 |
| 2014-11-24 | 0.310 | 1.514633 |
| 2014-08-27 | 0.300 | 1.485910 |
| 2014-05-28 | 0.170 | 0.807854 |
| 2014-03-05 | 0.390 | 1.846818 |
| 2013-11-25 | 0.370 | 1.774105 |
| 2013-09-03 | 0.140 | 0.805757 |
| 2013-05-29 | 0.130 | 0.845169 |
| 2013-02-28 | 0.120 | 0.861334 |
| 2012-11-19 | 0.110 | 0.940321 |
| 2012-08-20 | 0.100 | 0.926625 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.5485437 |
| Address1 | 2,450 North Street NW |
| All Time High | 110.0 |
| All Time Low | 3.39 |
| Ask | 29.79 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 882,580 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,178,913 |
| Average Volume | 1,178,913 |
| Average Volume10Days | 882,580 |
| Beta | 0.743 |
| Bid | 16.89 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | -1.338 |
| City | Washington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 23.63 |
| Current Ratio | 2.04 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 23.85 |
| Day Low | 23.06 |
| Display Name | Cogent Communications |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,964,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.07 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.74 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,897,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,897,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,897,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,897,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,897,800 |
| Ebitda | 166,368,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.18556 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 21.907 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.065 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,644,635,904 |
| Eps Current Year | -3.27 |
| Eps Forward | -2.37 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.8 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,755,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 21.2572 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.372799 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.1116233 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -54.85437 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 56.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -33.260002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.58463705 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.96 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.669999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4805764 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.96 - 56.89 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,012,919,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 6.48 |
| Float Shares | 45,941,689 |
| Forward Eps | -2.37 |
| Forward P E | -9.970465 |
| Free Cashflow | -90,025,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,833 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.49166 |
| Gross Profits | 440,804,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0416 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.9928 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 50,102,364 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,755,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.02 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,111,622,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:20 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,183,918,848 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_97928 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -182,174,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,183,417,837 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 23.56 |
| Operating Cashflow | -10,579,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.052020002 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 5.6232 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.22 |
| Phone | 202 295 4200 |
| Post Market Change | -0.03999901 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.16927215 |
| Post Market Price | 23.59 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,468,400 |
| Previous Close | 23.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -7.2262993 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -17.660686 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3205038 |
| Profit Margins | -0.20319 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.477 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.379999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.63441 |
| Regular Market Day High | 23.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 23.06 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 23.06 - 23.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 23.56 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 23.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 23.63 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 789,864 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02069 |
| Return On Equity | -2.2914999 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.046 |
| Revenue Per Share | 18.706 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 50,102,364 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1166 |
| Shares Short | 5,842,448 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,419,016 |
| Short Name | Cogent Communications Holdings, |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.16299999 |
| Short Ratio | 5.04 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | DC |
| Symbol | CCOI |
| Target High Price | 43.0 |
| Target Low Price | 17.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 26.18182 |
| Target Median Price | 23.0 |
| Total Cash | 148,515,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.113 |
| Total Debt | 2,665,686,016 |
| Total Revenue | 896,566,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 3.05 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.13118279 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.8 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 30.66585 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.0358505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.22943603 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 789,864 |
| Website | https://www.cogentco.com |
| Zip | 20,037 |