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CSGP vs. SE, EQIX, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, OPEN, SPSC, YELP, ZD, and CMPR

Should you be buying CoStar Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoStar Group include SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), and Cimpress (CMPR). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

CoStar Group vs. Its Competitors

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

SEA currently has a consensus target price of $176.85, indicating a potential downside of 8.35%. CoStar Group has a consensus target price of $94.15, indicating a potential upside of 8.10%. Given CoStar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than SEA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SEA
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
CoStar Group
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

SEA has a net margin of 6.23% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 3.57%. SEA's return on equity of 13.66% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SEA6.23% 13.66% 5.16%
CoStar Group 3.57%2.88%2.36%

In the previous week, CoStar Group had 4 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CoStar Group and 17 mentions for SEA. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat SEA's score of 1.14 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SEA
12 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CoStar Group
17 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

SEA has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. SEA 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 Ratio
SEA$16.82B6.76$444.32M$1.9399.98
CoStar Group$2.74B13.49$138.70M$0.25348.40

59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of CoStar Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

SEA has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CoStar Group beats SEA on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CSGP vs. The Competition

MetricCoStar GroupIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$36.90B$221.54B$32.14B$10.42B
Dividend YieldN/A1.72%3.16%4.63%
P/E Ratio348.4035.36450.6426.73
Price / Sales13.4933.101,983.88162.19
Price / Cash74.0524.7837.2060.63
Price / Book4.737.747.596.40
Net Income$138.70M$364.92M$809.77M$271.62M
7 Day Performance0.35%3.48%4.19%2.85%
1 Month Performance-2.08%9.28%9.20%9.64%
1 Year Performance9.85%211.96%24,222.91%31.62%

CoStar Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSGP
CoStar Group
3.2567 of 5 stars
$87.10
-2.4%
$94.15
+8.1%
+16.1%$36.90B$2.74B348.406,593Positive News
SE
SEA
2.7603 of 5 stars
$190.62
-2.8%
$176.85
-7.2%
+131.6%$112.30B$16.82B98.7780,700Positive News
EQIX
Equinix
4.9471 of 5 stars
$791.68
+0.4%
$962.52
+21.6%
-8.8%$77.48B$8.94B77.5413,606Positive News
EBAY
eBay
4.1657 of 5 stars
$90.36
-0.5%
$78.89
-12.7%
+41.8%$41.29B$10.28B19.9011,500Positive News
VRSN
VeriSign
4.136 of 5 stars
$287.96
+0.9%
$277.50
-3.6%
+59.5%$26.90B$1.56B34.36920Positive News
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AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.3566 of 5 stars
$76.46
-0.5%
$92.39
+20.8%
-20.9%$10.96B$3.99B27.1110,700Positive News
OPEN
Opendoor Technologies
2.9895 of 5 stars
$9.49
+4.6%
$1.26
-86.7%
+351.8%$6.98B$5.18B-22.071,470Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SPSC
SPS Commerce
3.5416 of 5 stars
$106.39
+0.8%
$165.80
+55.8%
-43.6%$4.03B$703.54M48.802,783Positive News
YELP
Yelp
3.8657 of 5 stars
$31.49
+1.8%
$34.00
+8.0%
-5.9%$1.99B$1.45B14.255,116Positive News
Insider Trade
ZD
Ziff Davis
3.6677 of 5 stars
$36.65
+0.1%
$38.83
+6.0%
-25.8%$1.50B$1.40B24.433,800
CMPR
Cimpress
4.179 of 5 stars
$57.59
+0.9%
$72.00
+25.0%
-25.5%$1.41B$3.40B112.9215,500Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:CSGP) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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