CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSGP or GPN?

Global Payments received 433 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.48% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 71.23% of users gave Global Payments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CoStar Group	Outperform Votes 634 75.48%	Underperform Votes 206 24.52%
Global Payments	Outperform Votes 1067 71.23%	Underperform Votes 431 28.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, CSGP or GPN?

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CSGP or GPN more profitable?

Global Payments has a net margin of 13.40% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 11.64%. Global Payments' return on equity of 11.72% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	11.64%	4.95%	4.05%
Global Payments	13.40%	11.72%	5.36%

Do analysts prefer CSGP or GPN?

CoStar Group currently has a consensus target price of $102.46, indicating a potential upside of 33.57%. Global Payments has a consensus target price of $149.11, indicating a potential upside of 54.23%. Given Global Payments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than CoStar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Global Payments	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CSGP or GPN?

Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoStar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoStar Group	$2.46B	12.76	$374.70M	$0.73	105.08
Global Payments	$9.65B	2.56	$986.23M	$5.04	19.18

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CSGP or GPN?

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CSGP or GPN?

In the previous week, CoStar Group and CoStar Group both had 10 articles in the media. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat CoStar Group's score of 1.09 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CoStar Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Payments	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Global Payments beats CoStar Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.