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CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

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$77.58 +1.15 (+1.50%)
(As of 12/11/2024 ET)

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

Should 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), Envestnet (ENV), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), and Cimpress (CMPR). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

CoStar Group vs.

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

In the previous week, Equinix had 23 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Equinix and 19 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Equinix's score of 1.16 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equinix
23 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CoStar Group
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Equinix has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Equinix received 449 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.43% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 73.09% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EquinixOutperform Votes
1100
73.09%
Underperform Votes
405
26.91%
CoStar GroupOutperform Votes
651
75.43%
Underperform Votes
212
24.57%

Equinix has a net margin of 12.29% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 6.57%. Equinix's return on equity of 8.34% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equinix12.29% 8.34% 3.18%
CoStar Group 6.57%3.53%2.88%

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 Ratio
Equinix$8.60B10.93$969.18M$11.0987.79
CoStar Group$2.67B11.93$374.70M$0.44176.32

94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Equinix currently has a consensus target price of $976.81, suggesting a potential upside of 0.33%. CoStar Group has a consensus target price of $93.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.20%. Given CoStar Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Equinix.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equinix
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.84
CoStar Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Equinix beats CoStar Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CSGP vs. The Competition

MetricCoStar GroupBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$31.80B$20.71B$24.90B$9.28B
Dividend YieldN/A2.45%2.68%3.95%
P/E Ratio176.3229.70274.0017.64
Price / Sales11.9311.803,633.59141.12
Price / Cash49.3231.2834.6835.65
Price / Book4.326.127.854.95
Net Income$374.70M$525.41M$661.74M$225.72M
7 Day Performance0.71%-0.55%2.22%1.51%
1 Month Performance2.88%3.69%6.88%4.96%
1 Year Performance-8.60%34.75%24.80%29.01%

CoStar Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSGP
CoStar Group
4.0739 of 5 stars
$77.58
+1.5%
$93.25
+20.2%
-7.7%$31.80B$2.67B176.326,152Analyst Forecast
Positive News
EQIX
Equinix
4.4526 of 5 stars
$985.00
+1.2%
$962.56
-2.3%
+22.1%$95.04B$8.19B88.8213,151Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
SE
SEA
2.7734 of 5 stars
$115.36
-0.8%
$91.21
-20.9%
+208.2%$66.03B$13.06B775.0062,700Positive News
EBAY
eBay
4.1558 of 5 stars
$63.62
flat
$63.17
-0.7%
+51.3%$30.47B$10.11B15.9812,300Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
VRSN
VeriSign
4.5113 of 5 stars
$191.14
+1.2%
$243.00
+27.1%
-6.5%$18.37B$1.49B22.23920Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.2845 of 5 stars
$98.06
+0.7%
$117.61
+19.9%
-12.8%$14.73B$3.81B29.0110,250Analyst Revision
SPSC
SPS Commerce
2.486 of 5 stars
$195.42
+1.4%
$220.78
+13.0%
+6.5%$7.34B$536.91M92.242,489Short Interest ↑
Positive News
ENV
Envestnet
0.6917 of 5 stars
$63.14
flat
$61.88
-2.0%
N/A$3.49B$1.34B-13.243,100
YELP
Yelp
3.8732 of 5 stars
$39.62
+2.1%
$37.00
-6.6%
-7.9%$2.61B$1.34B23.234,872
ZD
Ziff Davis
3.7743 of 5 stars
$59.14
+1.3%
$69.71
+17.9%
-7.1%$2.53B$1.36B49.474,200Positive News
CMPR
Cimpress
4.8363 of 5 stars
$82.19
+2.7%
$114.50
+39.3%
+8.8%$2.07B$3.29B13.7516,000

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This page (NASDAQ:CSGP) was last updated on 12/12/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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