Cogent CommunicationsCCOI
About: Cogent carries over one fifth of the world's internet traffic over its network and is a broadband provider for businesses. Cogent's corporate customers are in high-rise office buildings; the firm provides them with two types of connections: dedicated internet access, which connects them to the internet, and virtual private networking, which offers an internal network for employees in different locations. Cogent's corporate customers are exclusively in North America and account for over half of the firm's revenue. Cogent's netcentric customers include internet service providers and content providers, to which Cogent provides internet transit. They hand traffic to Cogent in data centers and rely on Cogent to deliver it. About half of netcentric revenue is from outside the US.
Employees: 1,908
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
475% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $49.1M | Put options by funds: $8.54M
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 [Q3] → 15 (+2) [Q4]
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 37
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.55B [Q3] → $3.58B (+$29.3M) [Q4]
0.63% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.39% [Q3] → 94.76% (-0.63%) [Q4]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 312 [Q3] → 308 (-4) [Q4]
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 115
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