Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. logo CCOI - Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 9
HOLD 18
SELL 5
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $16.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $34.00
LOW: $9.00
MEDIAN: $12.00
CONSENSUS: $16.40
UPSIDE: 111.34%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Leveraged Infrastructure 80% confidence

Primary model: EV/EBITDA × Telecom Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 0.0% below fair value
Current Price $7.76
Bear Case $0.00 100.0% downside ($0.00 - $7.76) / $7.76 = -100.0% EBITDA $0B × 7.2x − $3B debt
Fair Value $0.00 100.0% downside ($0.00 - $7.76) / $7.76 = -100.0% EBITDA $0B × 8.4x − $3B debt
Bull Case $0.00 100.0% downside ($0.00 - $7.76) / $7.76 = -100.0% EBITDA $0B × 9.6x − $3B debt

Adjust Assumptions

8.4x

Key Value Driver

EV/EBITDA multiple (8.4x) vs. 14.6× leverage

Implied Market Multiple 16.7x

Plain-Language Summary

At 8.4x EV/EBITDA on $0B EBITDA, enterprise value is $2B. After subtracting $3B net debt, equity value is $0.00 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (32 analysts) $16.40
Analyst Range $9.00 – $34.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 100%

Warnings

⚠ Debt is 14.6x annual operating profit. Because the company carries so much debt, even small shifts in business value cause big swings in the stock price.
⚠ Operating profit only covers interest payments 1.2 times over. If the company needs to refinance at higher rates, it could struggle to service its debt.
ℹ We value this business based on total operating profit relative to total enterprise value (debt + equity). Profit-per-share metrics are unreliable when debt makes up most of the company's value.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $16.40 (from 32 analysts). Our estimate is 100% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
⚠ This stock is 83% below its 52-week high, with weak or declining earnings. That combination often signals real trouble, even though the valuation below is based on other fundamentals.

Key Risks

  • Debt refinancing at higher rates compresses equity value quickly
  • EBITDA flatters — capex, interest, and taxes eat the cash flow
  • Cord-cutting and wireless substitution are structural headwinds for cable