Cogent Communications (CCOI) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Cogent Communications (NASDAQ: CCOI):

• 11/19/2025 – Cogent Communications had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/13/2025 – Cogent Communications had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/13/2025 – Cogent Communications had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $37.00 to $23.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/13/2025 – Cogent Communications had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $40.00 to $23.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/12/2025 – Cogent Communications was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/11/2025 – Cogent Communications had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $33.00 to $25.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Cogent Communications had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $65.00 to $30.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Cogent Communications had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $40.00 to $25.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Cogent Communications had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $45.00.
• 11/7/2025 – Cogent Communications had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $50.00.
• 10/14/2025 – Cogent Communications was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.
• 10/8/2025 – Cogent Communications had its “sell (d)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/27/2025 – Cogent Communications had its “sell (d)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Cogent Communications Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 8th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. Cogent Communications’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1.96%.

Insider Transactions at Cogent Communications

In other Cogent Communications news, VP Henry W. Kilmer sold 2,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.99, for a total value of $88,776.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 36,200 shares in the company, valued at $1,339,038. The trade was a 6.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Sheryl Lynn Kennedy sold 2,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.34, for a total transaction of $51,216.00. Following the sale, the director owned 10,012 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $213,656.08. This represents a 19.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 11.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.