Rep. Lisa C. McClain Purchases Shares of CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP)

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain purchased shares of CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on August 13, as disclosed in a filing on September 12.
• CoStar Group recently reported earnings of $0.17 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue increase of 15.2% year-over-year, and provided guidance of $0.780-0.800 EPS for FY 2025.
• Insider trading showed continued activity with sales from company executives, including CAO Cynthia Cammett Cann and Frederick G. Saint, indicating a collective sale of over 52,000 shares in recent months.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of CoStar Group, Inc. NASDAQ: CSGP. In a filing disclosed on September 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in CoStar Group stock on August 13th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing NYSE: TSM on 8/28/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ACI Worldwide NASDAQ: ACIW on 8/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of HCA Healthcare NYSE: HCA on 8/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amedisys NASDAQ: AMED on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Kite Realty Group Trust NYSE: KRG on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow NYSE: NOW on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JD.com NASDAQ: JD on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Trade Desk NASDAQ: TTD on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of US Foods NYSE: USFD on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Agree Realty NYSE: ADC on 8/13/2025.

CoStar Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CSGP traded down $2.16 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $87.10. The company had a trading volume of 5,822,564 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,133,424. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 5.83 and a quick ratio of 5.83. The company has a market cap of $36.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 348.40, a PEG ratio of 4.11 and a beta of 0.87. CoStar Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $68.26 and a 12-month high of $97.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of $89.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.39.

CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $781.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $772.06 million. CoStar Group had a return on equity of 2.88% and a net margin of 3.57%.CoStar Group's revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.15 EPS. CoStar Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.780-0.800 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.150-0.17 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that CoStar Group, Inc. will post 0.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CSGP has been the subject of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on CoStar Group from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on CoStar Group from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Citigroup upped their price objective on CoStar Group from $91.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Stephens upgraded CoStar Group to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $105.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on CoStar Group from $87.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $94.15.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Cynthia Cammett Cann sold 2,033 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.85, for a total value of $188,764.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 25,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,392,837.35. This trade represents a 7.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Frederick G. Saint sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.33, for a total transaction of $2,258,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 293,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,475,993.99. This trade represents a 7.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 52,033 shares of company stock valued at $4,777,764 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.09% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rossby Financial LCC grew its position in shares of CoStar Group by 315.9% during the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 341 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in CoStar Group during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of CoStar Group in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CoStar Group in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of CoStar Group in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.60% of the company's stock.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About CoStar Group

CoStar Group, Inc provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services to the commercial real estate, hospitality, residential, and related professionals industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar Sales, a robust database of comparable commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Market Analytics to view and report on aggregated market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant, an online business-to-business prospecting and analytical tool that provides tenant information.