Cogent Communications Group IncRevenue miss but EPS beat; stock performance relative to peers.
Cogent Communications topped a group of six tracked telecommunication services stocks in the first quarter, even as the sector overall missed revenue estimates by 1.2%. Cogent reported revenues of $239.2 million, down 3.2% year on year and 0.9% below analyst expectations, but beat earnings per share estimates. Lumen Technologies outperformed with revenues of $2.90 billion, down 8.9% year on year but 2.3% above estimates, though it missed EPS forecasts. Viasat, the weakest performer, posted revenues of $1.17 billion, up 2.1% year on year but 3% below estimates, with a significant EPS miss. Iridium Communications reported $219.1 million in revenues, up 1.9% year on year but 0.9% below estimates, and Globalstar recorded $70.06 million, up 16.7% year on year but 0.7% below estimates, both with significant EPS misses. On average, share prices of the six companies have fallen 12.1% since their earnings releases.
Cogent Communications Group IncRevenue miss but EPS beat; stock performance relative to peers.
Lumen Technologies IncRevenue beat estimates but EPS miss; mixed results.
Globalstar, Inc. Common StockRevenue slightly below estimates and significant EPS miss.
Iridium Communications IncRevenue slightly below estimates and significant EPS miss.
ViaSat IncRevenue below estimates and significant EPS miss; weakest performer.