CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

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CSGP vs. SE, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, and OPEN

Should you be buying CoStar Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoStar Group include SEA (SE), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), and Opendoor Technologies (OPEN). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

How does CoStar Group compare to SEA?

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoStar Group	$3.25B	4.14	$7M	$0.06	548.67
SEA	$22.94B	2.27	$1.58B	$2.52	33.76

CoStar Group presently has a consensus price target of $58.12, indicating a potential upside of 76.54%. SEA has a consensus price target of $161.66, indicating a potential upside of 90.03%. Given SEA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SEA is more favorable than CoStar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
SEA	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

SEA has a net margin of 6.93% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 0.74%. SEA's return on equity of 15.20% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	0.74%	2.90%	2.32%
SEA	6.93%	15.20%	6.03%

In the previous week, SEA had 9 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for SEA and 15 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat SEA's score of 0.14 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CoStar Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of CoStar Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

How does CoStar Group compare to eBay?

CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) are both large-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of eBay shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of CoStar Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of eBay shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

eBay has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. eBay 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	$3.25B	4.14	$7M	$0.06	548.67
eBay	$11.60B	4.14	$2.03B	$4.41	24.52

In the previous week, eBay had 81 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 96 mentions for eBay and 15 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat eBay's score of 0.28 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CoStar Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
eBay	27 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

CoStar Group currently has a consensus price target of $58.12, indicating a potential upside of 76.54%. eBay has a consensus price target of $106.61, indicating a potential downside of 1.40%. Given CoStar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than eBay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
eBay	1 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

eBay has a net margin of 17.58% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 0.74%. eBay's return on equity of 46.11% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	0.74%	2.90%	2.32%
eBay	17.58%	46.11%	11.97%

Summary

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

How does CoStar Group compare to VeriSign?

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

VeriSign has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

VeriSign has a net margin of 49.95% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 0.74%. CoStar Group's return on equity of 2.90% beat VeriSign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VeriSign	49.95%	-39.98%	61.88%
CoStar Group	0.74%	2.90%	2.32%

VeriSign presently has a consensus price target of $317.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.89%. CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $58.12, indicating a potential upside of 76.54%. Given CoStar Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than VeriSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VeriSign	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
CoStar Group	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

VeriSign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CoStar Group. VeriSign 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
VeriSign	$1.68B	15.49	$825.70M	$9.05	31.65
CoStar Group	$3.25B	4.14	$7M	$0.06	548.67

92.9% of VeriSign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of VeriSign shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of CoStar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, CoStar Group had 9 more articles in the media than VeriSign. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for CoStar Group and 6 mentions for VeriSign. VeriSign's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat CoStar Group's score of 0.50 indicating that VeriSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VeriSign	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CoStar Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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

How does CoStar Group compare to Akamai Technologies?

CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 10.20% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 0.74%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 12.96% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	0.74%	2.90%	2.32%
Akamai Technologies	10.20%	12.96%	5.56%

CoStar Group currently has a consensus target price of $58.12, indicating a potential upside of 76.54%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus target price of $136.24, indicating a potential downside of 10.96%. Given CoStar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. Akamai Technologies 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	$3.25B	4.14	$7M	$0.06	548.67
Akamai Technologies	$4.21B	5.27	$452.03M	$2.97	51.52

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of CoStar Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 55 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 15 mentions for CoStar Group. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat CoStar Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Akamai Technologies 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats CoStar Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CoStar Group compare to Opendoor Technologies?

CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Opendoor Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of CoStar Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Opendoor Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opendoor Technologies has a beta of 3.65, suggesting that its share price is 265% more volatile than the S&P 500.

CoStar Group currently has a consensus target price of $58.12, indicating a potential upside of 76.54%. Opendoor Technologies has a consensus target price of $4.38, indicating a potential downside of 9.69%. Given CoStar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Opendoor Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Opendoor Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

In the previous week, CoStar Group had 1 more articles in the media than Opendoor Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for CoStar Group and 14 mentions for Opendoor Technologies. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Opendoor Technologies' score of 0.06 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CoStar Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Opendoor Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

CoStar Group has a net margin of 0.74% compared to Opendoor Technologies' net margin of -35.25%. CoStar Group's return on equity of 2.90% beat Opendoor Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	0.74%	2.90%	2.32%
Opendoor Technologies	-35.25%	-52.46%	-17.22%

CoStar Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Opendoor Technologies. Opendoor Technologies 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	$3.25B	4.14	$7M	$0.06	548.67
Opendoor Technologies	$4.37B	1.06	-$1.30B	-$1.60	N/A

Summary

CoStar Group beats Opendoor Technologies on 14 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

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Metric	CoStar Group	IT Services Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$13.44B	$12.92B	$38.72B	$12.27B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.40%	3.15%	5.22%
P/E Ratio	548.76	49.20	74.19	25.70
Price / Sales	4.14	6.82	622.85	64.90
Price / Cash	22.24	25.48	46.32	36.27
Price / Book	1.67	3.59	9.56	6.74
Net Income	$7M	$544.53M	$1.03B	$333.09M
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.52%
1 Month Performance	-9.76%	8.28%	16.81%	8.98%
1 Year Performance	-55.85%	-10.23%	173.99%	42.45%

CoStar Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CSGP CoStar Group	4.9656 of 5 stars	$32.92 +0.5%	$58.12 +76.5%	-56.0%	$13.44B	$3.25B	548.76	8,000
SE SEA	4.9417 of 5 stars	$85.52 -0.8%	$161.66 +89.0%	-37.6%	$52.67B	$22.94B	33.94	102,700	Upcoming Earnings Insider Trade Gap Down
EBAY eBay	3.5145 of 5 stars	$109.33 +5.1%	$105.42 -3.6%	+54.8%	$46.21B	$11.10B	24.79	12,300	Trending News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
VRSN VeriSign	4.6719 of 5 stars	$274.15 +0.6%	$317.67 +15.9%	+2.4%	$24.79B	$1.66B	30.29	920	Positive News
AKAM Akamai Technologies	2.9314 of 5 stars	$105.78 +1.8%	$112.37 +6.2%	+93.1%	$15.06B	$4.21B	34.34	11,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade Options Volume

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CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

CSGP vs. SE, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, and OPEN

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CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

CSGP vs. SE, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, and OPEN

How does CoStar Group compare to SEA?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSGP or SE?

Do analysts rate CSGP or SE?

Is CSGP or SE more profitable?

Does the media refer more to CSGP or SE?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CSGP or SE?

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How does CoStar Group compare to eBay?

Which has more volatility and risk, CSGP or EBAY?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CSGP or EBAY?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CSGP or EBAY?

Does the media prefer CSGP or EBAY?

Do analysts rate CSGP or EBAY?

Is CSGP or EBAY more profitable?

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How does CoStar Group compare to VeriSign?

Which has more risk and volatility, VRSN or CSGP?

Is VRSN or CSGP more profitable?

Do analysts prefer VRSN or CSGP?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VRSN or CSGP?

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

Does the media favor VRSN or CSGP?

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How does CoStar Group compare to Akamai Technologies?

Which has more volatility & risk, CSGP or AKAM?

Is CSGP or AKAM more profitable?

Do analysts prefer CSGP or AKAM?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSGP or AKAM?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSGP or AKAM?

Does the media refer more to CSGP or AKAM?

Summary

How does CoStar Group compare to Opendoor Technologies?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSGP or OPEN?

Which has more volatility & risk, CSGP or OPEN?

Do analysts prefer CSGP or OPEN?

Does the media refer more to CSGP or OPEN?

Is CSGP or OPEN more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSGP or OPEN?

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