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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 10
HOLD 18
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $24.33 DETAILS
HIGH: $34.00
LOW: $17.00
MEDIAN: $23.50
CONSENSUS: $24.33
UPSIDE: 33.98%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Distressed or Transitioning 75% confidence

Primary model: Current EPS × Depressed Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 57.2% above fair value
Current Price $18.16
Bear Case $7.70 57.6% downside ($7.70 - $18.16) / $18.16 = -57.6% EPS continues to decline, 5x multiple
Fair Value $11.55 36.4% downside ($11.55 - $18.16) / $18.16 = -36.4% Current EPS stabilizes, 8x multiple
Bull Case $15.39 15.2% downside ($15.39 - $18.16) / $18.16 = -15.2% Credible recovery, multiple re-rates to 10x

Adjust Assumptions

7.5x

Key Value Driver

Whether the core business model is intact or structurally impaired

Implied Market Multiple 22.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Current EPS × Depressed Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $24.33 from 32 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $11.55 per share.

Warnings

Don't assume past cash flow levels will return — the company's troubles may have permanently reduced its ability to generate profits.
A stock can look cheap on paper and still lose half its value if the underlying business is permanently damaged.
The wide range between our best and worst cases is intentional — pretending to know a precise value for a troubled company would be misleading.
Debt per share ($54.44) is more than half the stock price. With this much debt on a struggling business, the paths to recovery for shareholders are narrow.
Wall Street's average price target is $24.33 (from 32 analysts). Our estimate is 75% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Bullish DCF projections are fundamentally unknowable for distressed companies
  • M&A speculation can floor the stock above intrinsic value temporarily
  • Management credibility is a key input — new CEO expands the bull case