Cogeco Communications Valuation

Is COG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of COG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: COG (€47) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€321.3)

Significantly Below Fair Value: COG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for COG?

Key metric: As COG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for COG. This is calculated by dividing COG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is COG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.7x
EarningsCA$335.53m
Market CapCA$2.91b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does COG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for COG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.4x
O2D Telefónica Deutschland Holding
22.8x-11.4%€6.2b
O2D Telefónica Deutschland Holding
26.5x-41.1%€7.2b
E4C ecotel communication ag
52x64.5%€48.2m
DTE Deutsche Telekom
24.2x17.8%€145.2b
COG Cogeco Communications
8.7x-0.04%€2.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: COG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.7x) compared to the peer average (31.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does COG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Telecom Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
COG 8.7xIndustry Avg. 18.3xNo. of Companies7PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: COG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.7x) compared to the European Telecom industry average (18.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is COG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

COG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.7x
Fair PE Ratio21.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: COG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst COG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€47.00
€52.41
+11.5%
5.5%€58.86€48.28n/a10
Nov ’25€46.00
€50.95
+10.8%
6.9%€56.20€42.98n/a10
Oct ’25€47.00
€47.68
+1.4%
10.8%€56.17€39.65n/a10
Sep ’25€42.60
€46.34
+8.8%
11.1%€56.23€39.69n/a10
Aug ’25€42.00
€46.13
+9.8%
10.2%€56.78€40.08n/a10
Jul ’25€34.60
€45.58
+31.7%
10.3%€53.74€40.30n/a10
Jun ’25€35.00
€47.00
+34.3%
13.2%€61.44€40.96n/a10
May ’25€37.20
€47.00
+26.4%
13.2%€61.44€40.96n/a10
Apr ’25€40.40
€48.62
+20.3%
13.6%€63.33€42.90n/a10
Mar ’25€40.40
€48.62
+20.3%
13.6%€63.33€42.90n/a10
Feb ’25€42.40
€48.62
+14.7%
13.6%€63.33€42.90n/a10
Jan ’25€40.00
€48.89
+22.2%
13.7%€63.77€43.20n/a10
Dec ’24€35.00
€46.45
+32.7%
14.3%€59.27€34.06n/a10
Nov ’24€36.80
€50.66
+37.7%
13.3%€65.85€41.16€46.0010
Oct ’24€43.00
€54.60
+27.0%
13.3%€67.20€42.00€47.0010
Sep ’24€45.20
€53.20
+17.7%
15.4%€70.80€40.45€42.6010
Aug ’24€45.60
€53.20
+16.7%
15.4%€70.80€40.45€42.0010
Jul ’24€47.60
€55.03
+15.6%
16.1%€73.05€41.74€34.6010
Jun ’24€43.80
€54.76
+25.0%
15.7%€71.74€40.99€35.0011
May ’24€43.20
€54.76
+26.8%
15.7%€71.74€40.99€37.2011
Apr ’24€42.80
€59.77
+39.6%
12.0%€74.74€50.28€40.4010
Mar ’24€48.20
€59.48
+23.4%
13.1%€75.78€48.23€40.4011
Feb ’24€47.20
€59.48
+26.0%
13.1%€75.78€48.23€42.4011
Jan ’24€52.50
€65.88
+25.5%
14.4%€82.61€51.72€40.0011
Dec ’23€53.50
€65.88
+23.1%
14.4%€82.61€51.72€35.0011
Nov ’23€51.50
€68.40
+32.8%
15.1%€85.45€53.50€36.8010

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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