The YouTuber identifies Cogent Communication Holdings (CCOI) as a top dividend stock due to its consistent dividend growth (15% annually, 36 consecutive quarterly increases), strong fundamentals including 7% annual revenue growth, and an impressive 8% improvement in operating margin to 19%. The company's low-cost network infrastructure, built on long-term leases, provides a competitive advantage and generates significant operating cash flow, supporting its 4.5% dividend yield and nearly 20% annual total return.
“but the top dividend stock that met all of these criteria is one that you might not have heard about cogent communication holdings ticker ccoi with its 4.5 dividend yield cogent carries a fifth the world's internet traffic over its network primarily corporate traffic and co-location through 54 data centers”