Insider Sell: Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (CCOI) Chairman, CEO, and President Dave Schaeffer Sells 35,000 Shares

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Dave Schaeffer, Chairman, CEO, and President, and 10% Owner of Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (CCOI, Financial), sold 35,000 shares of the company on March 11, 2024, according to a SEC Filing. Over the past year, Dave Schaeffer has sold a total of 412,017 shares and has not purchased any shares of the company.

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc is a multinational internet service provider based in the United States. The company specializes in providing high-speed Internet access, Ethernet transport, and colocation services. Its network is specifically designed and optimized to transmit packet switched data.

The insider transaction history for Cogent Communications Holdings Inc shows a pattern of insider selling, with 42 insider sells and no insider buys over the past year.

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On the day of the insider's recent sale, shares of Cogent Communications Holdings Inc were trading at $67.93, giving the company a market cap of $3.071 billion. The price-earnings ratio of the company stands at 2.42, which is significantly lower than the industry median of 16.99 and also below the company's historical median price-earnings ratio.

The stock's price-to-GF-Value ratio is 0.7, with a GF Value of $97.39, indicating that Cogent Communications Holdings Inc is currently categorized as a Possible Value Trap, Think Twice according to GuruFocus' valuation.

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The GF Value is calculated considering historical trading multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on the company's past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates provided by Morningstar analysts.

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