CCOI NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Cogent Communications Group Inc · Communication Services · Telecom Services

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Latest close 13.50 USD
13.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -28.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.7%, after a 3.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 48/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 34/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 21 out of 100
Latest Close 13.50 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 13.7% latest completed week
4W Return 3.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -18.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 13.7% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.9%. Indicator stack 0/21 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 48/100 conviction; expected move 28.9%. News sentiment 34/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -28.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.7%, after a 3.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0512-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.05Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.9% over four weeks, -18.8% over 12 weeks, and -69.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W13.7%
4W3.9%
12W-18.8%
26W-44.3%
52W-69.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-134.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-49.43Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change15.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength66/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Value57/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Quality56/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Momentum58/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Growth58/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-5.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-1.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-6.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-34.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
9.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
11.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
13.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

CCOI shows volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.07, expected move of 28.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction48/100
Expected move28.9%
Put/call volume0.07
Pressure88
Speculation6
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity8 / 5

8 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment34/100

Weighted news tone is negative across 52 relevant articles.

0 positive · 29 neutral · 23 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move28.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-70.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-29.8%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+13.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses9
Recent vol10.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.0% / -9.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape17/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 17/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis18/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.05; No reversal markers Factors59/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 19; Small Cap Core rank 49 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options34/100

CCOI shows volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.07, expected move of 28.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 28.9% Sentiment34/100

Weighted news tone is negative across 52 relevant articles.

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (CCOI) Institutional Confidence Insiders8 / 5

8 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202613.50 USD13.7%18.74 USD48.57 USD-1.03-49.435.4MOff
24 Jul 202611.87 USD8.2%18.98 USD48.81 USD-0.94-56.585.4MOff
17 Jul 202610.97 USD-13.0%19.33 USD49.07 USD-0.74-61.745.6MOff
10 Jul 202612.61 USD-2.9%19.69 USD49.35 USD-0.57-59.205.8MOff
3 Jul 202612.99 USD-3.1%20.04 USD49.61 USD-0.44-58.517.8MOff
26 Jun 202613.41 USD-5.5%20.26 USD49.89 USD-0.28-58.088.9MOff
19 Jun 202614.19 USD-10.5%20.45 USD50.17 USD-0.05-58.815.2MOff
12 Jun 202615.86 USD-5.8%20.55 USD50.44 USD0.10-54.034.8MOff
5 Jun 202616.83 USD-5.2%20.60 USD50.70 USD0.18-51.364.3MOff
29 May 202617.76 USD-2.2%20.82 USD50.93 USD0.29-52.187.0MOff
22 May 202618.16 USD10.3%21.60 USD51.17 USD0.36-50.854.7MOff
15 May 202616.46 USD-1.0%22.42 USD51.40 USD0.57-55.974.7MOff
8 May 202616.63 USD-28.1%23.32 USD51.64 USD0.80-56.7516.1MOff
1 May 202623.13 USD-5.4%24.16 USD51.88 USD0.72-38.124.9MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.