CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors $74.17 -8.53 (-10.31%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CSGP vs. EQIX, SE, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and QNSTShould you be buying CoStar Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoStar Group include Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), and QuinStreet (QNST). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. CoStar Group vs. Equinix SEA eBay VeriSign Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CSGP or EQIX? 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CSGP or EQIX? CoStar Group presently has a consensus target price of $88.31, suggesting a potential upside of 19.06%. Equinix has a consensus target price of $1,004.94, suggesting a potential upside of 16.75%. Given CoStar Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Equinix.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CoStar Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Which has more risk & volatility, CSGP or EQIX? CoStar Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CSGP or EQIX? In the previous week, Equinix had 8 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Equinix and 42 mentions for CoStar Group. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat CoStar Group's score of 1.16 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CoStar Group 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equinix 29 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSGP or EQIX? Equinix received 450 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.17% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 73.38% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCoStar GroupOutperform Votes66975.17% Underperform Votes22124.83% EquinixOutperform Votes111973.38% Underperform Votes40626.62% Which has better valuation & earnings, CSGP or EQIX? Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoStar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCoStar Group$2.74B11.12$374.70M$0.35211.91Equinix$8.75B9.62$815M$8.55100.67 Is CSGP or EQIX more profitable? Equinix has a net margin of 9.32% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 5.07%. Equinix's return on equity of 6.31% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CoStar Group5.07% 3.11% 2.54% Equinix 9.32%6.31%2.41% SummaryEquinix beats CoStar Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CoStar Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSGP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CSGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoStar GroupBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$30.42B$20.33B$23.05B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A2.65%2.97%4.22%P/E Ratio211.9133.0042.1318.48Price / Sales11.127.462,076.99103.59Price / Cash66.0132.3034.7234.62Price / Book4.035.236.134.25Net Income$374.70M$671.38M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance-10.87%-0.21%1.30%0.89%1 Month Performance-6.33%1.30%1.64%3.53%1 Year Performance-17.92%19.75%52,744.82%5.08% CoStar Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSGPCoStar Group3.126 of 5 stars$74.17-10.3%$88.31+19.1%-19.0%$30.42B$2.74B211.915,650Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEQIXEquinix4.7565 of 5 stars$844.68+0.8%$1,004.94+19.0%+21.0%$82.62B$8.75B98.7912,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSESEA2.4554 of 5 stars$130.30+2.0%$125.43-3.7%+112.2%$74.58B$16.82B868.6767,300Positive NewsGap DownEBAYeBay4.0365 of 5 stars$66.32-2.2%$64.79-2.3%+32.2%$30.91B$10.28B16.6611,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageVRSNVeriSign3.3378 of 5 stars$276.19+1.2%$267.50-3.1%+66.5%$26.00B$1.58B34.52920Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAKAMAkamai Technologies4.671 of 5 stars$80.18+0.5%$104.75+30.6%-20.2%$11.72B$3.99B24.609,800Upcoming EarningsSPSCSPS Commerce3.8632 of 5 stars$139.53+1.2%$198.11+42.0%-17.5%$5.31B$637.77M68.402,220Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeYELPYelp3.4956 of 5 stars$35.59+0.5%$36.33+2.1%-12.9%$2.31B$1.41B18.544,900News CoverageZDZiff Davis4.0153 of 5 stars$30.85-0.3%$58.33+89.1%-41.1%$1.32B$1.40B26.144,900Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownCMPRCimpress4.8224 of 5 stars$41.97-1.1%$103.00+145.4%-50.7%$1.06B$3.36B6.9516,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsQNSTQuinStreet3.0618 of 5 stars$17.38-1.1%$29.80+71.5%-3.2%$981.43M$928.72M-79.00790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equinix Alternatives SEA Alternatives eBay Alternatives VeriSign Alternatives Akamai Technologies Alternatives SPS Commerce Alternatives Yelp Alternatives Ziff Davis Alternatives Cimpress Alternatives QuinStreet Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSGP) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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