LUMN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Cogent Communications Holdings has a net margin of -4.6% compared to Lumen Technologies's net margin of -24.54%. Lumen Technologies's return on equity of -270.39% beat Cogent Communications Holdings's return on equity of 8.6%.

Lumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.27, signalling downside risk potential of -9.8%. On the other hand Cogent Communications Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $81.45 which suggests that it could grow by 8.62%. Given that Cogent Communications Holdings has higher upside potential than Lumen Technologies, analysts believe Cogent Communications Holdings is more attractive than Lumen Technologies.

Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.218, which suggesting that the stock is 21.756% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Cogent Communications Holdings has a beta of 0.392, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 60.791%.

Lumen Technologies has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Cogent Communications Holdings offers a yield of 5.23% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share. Lumen Technologies pays -0.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Cogent Communications Holdings pays out 14.27% of its earnings as a dividend. Cogent Communications Holdings's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Lumen Technologies quarterly revenues are $3.2B, which are larger than Cogent Communications Holdings quarterly revenues of $257.2M. Lumen Technologies's net income of -$148M is lower than Cogent Communications Holdings's net income of -$63.1M. Notably, Lumen Technologies's price-to-earnings ratio is -- while Cogent Communications Holdings's PE ratio is 96.14x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Lumen Technologies is 0.43x versus 3.39x for Cogent Communications Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Consolidated Communications Holdings has a net margin of -4.6% compared to Lumen Technologies's net margin of -18.1%. Lumen Technologies's return on equity of -270.39% beat Consolidated Communications Holdings's return on equity of -25.13%.

Lumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.27, signalling downside risk potential of -9.8%. On the other hand Consolidated Communications Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $4.35 which suggests that it could fall by -7.45%. Given that Lumen Technologies has more downside risk than Consolidated Communications Holdings, analysts believe Consolidated Communications Holdings is more attractive than Lumen Technologies.

Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.218, which suggesting that the stock is 21.756% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Consolidated Communications Holdings has a beta of 0.985, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 1.514%.

Lumen Technologies has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Consolidated Communications Holdings offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Lumen Technologies pays -0.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Consolidated Communications Holdings pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

Lumen Technologies quarterly revenues are $3.2B, which are larger than Consolidated Communications Holdings quarterly revenues of $271.1M. Lumen Technologies's net income of -$148M is lower than Consolidated Communications Holdings's net income of -$49.1M. Notably, Lumen Technologies's price-to-earnings ratio is -- while Consolidated Communications Holdings's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Lumen Technologies is 0.43x versus 0.49x for Consolidated Communications Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Meta Platforms has a net margin of -4.6% compared to Lumen Technologies's net margin of 38.65%. Lumen Technologies's return on equity of -270.39% beat Meta Platforms's return on equity of 36.21%.

Lumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.27, signalling downside risk potential of -9.8%. On the other hand Meta Platforms has an analysts' consensus of $654.06 which suggests that it could grow by 9.04%. Given that Meta Platforms has higher upside potential than Lumen Technologies, analysts believe Meta Platforms is more attractive than Lumen Technologies.

Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.218, which suggesting that the stock is 21.756% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.198, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 19.786%.

Lumen Technologies has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Meta Platforms offers a yield of 0.33% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share. Lumen Technologies pays -0.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Meta Platforms pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

Lumen Technologies quarterly revenues are $3.2B, which are smaller than Meta Platforms quarterly revenues of $40.6B. Lumen Technologies's net income of -$148M is lower than Meta Platforms's net income of $15.7B. Notably, Lumen Technologies's price-to-earnings ratio is -- while Meta Platforms's PE ratio is 28.25x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Lumen Technologies is 0.43x versus 10.06x for Meta Platforms. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Verizon Communications has a net margin of -4.6% compared to Lumen Technologies's net margin of 9.92%. Lumen Technologies's return on equity of -270.39% beat Verizon Communications's return on equity of 10.12%.

Lumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.27, signalling downside risk potential of -9.8%. On the other hand Verizon Communications has an analysts' consensus of $47.45 which suggests that it could grow by 18.81%. Given that Verizon Communications has higher upside potential than Lumen Technologies, analysts believe Verizon Communications is more attractive than Lumen Technologies.

Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.218, which suggesting that the stock is 21.756% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.439, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 56.092%.

Lumen Technologies has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Verizon Communications offers a yield of 6.69% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share. Lumen Technologies pays -0.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Verizon Communications pays out 94.93% of its earnings as a dividend. Verizon Communications's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Lumen Technologies quarterly revenues are $3.2B, which are smaller than Verizon Communications quarterly revenues of $33.3B. Lumen Technologies's net income of -$148M is lower than Verizon Communications's net income of $3.3B. Notably, Lumen Technologies's price-to-earnings ratio is -- while Verizon Communications's PE ratio is 17.22x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Lumen Technologies is 0.43x versus 1.26x for Verizon Communications. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.