Research Analysts Set Expectations for CCOI Q3 Earnings

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Cogent Communications in a report released 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 estimate 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.

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

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

Cogent Communications Stock Performance

Shares of CCOI stock opened at $63.07 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.87. Cogent Communications has a 52 week low of $50.80 and a 52 week high of $86.76. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $74.65 and a 200-day moving average of $76.70. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.86 and a beta of 0.45.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cogent Communications

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CCOI. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new position in shares of Cogent Communications in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cogent Communications during the 4th quarter valued at $46,000. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cogent Communications during the 3rd quarter worth $46,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted 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 worth $47,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new position in shares of Cogent Communications in the 4th quarter worth about $63,000. Institutional investors own 92.45% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Cogent Communications

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

Cogent Communications Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.005 per share. This is a boost 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 6.37%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. Cogent Communications’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -93.49%.

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.