CoStar Group (CSGP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CoStar Group, Inc. is a provider of information, analytics and online marketplaces for the commercial and residential real estate industries. The company collects, analyzes and distributes property and market data used by real estate owners, brokers, investors, lenders, appraisers and other professionals to evaluate properties, track market conditions and support business decisions.

Its portfolio includes CoStar, a commercial real estate information and research platform; LoopNet, a marketplace for commercial property listings; Apartments.com, a rental housing marketplace; and Homes.com, a residential real estate platform. CoStar Group also operates services focused on hotel performance data, land and rural property listings, business-for-sale transactions, and online real estate auctions, including STR, Land.com, BizBuySell and Ten-X.

Founded in 1987, CoStar Group has expanded its operations through organic growth and acquisitions and serves customers across the United States and international markets, including the United Kingdom, Canada and parts of Europe. Andrew Florance, who founded the company, serves as its chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.15 to $27.81
• 50-Day Range: $26.95 to $33.73
• 52-Week Range: $25.89 to $85.24
• Volume: 3.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 144.11
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $40.11
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CoStar Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CoStar Group scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 186 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CoStar Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.35, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $40.11, representing about 46.5% upside from its current price of $27.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CoStar Group has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 32.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CoStar Group are expected to grow by 32.71% in the coming year, from $1.07 to $1.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CoStar Group is 144.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CoStar Group is 144.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CoStar Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.70. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CoStar Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.71% of the float of CoStar Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CoStar Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.68, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CoStar Group has recently decreased by 21.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

CoStar Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

CoStar Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

CoStar Group has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for CoStar Group this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for CSGP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added CoStar Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $2,342,462.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0211% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CoStar Group insiders have bought 1,589.46% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,489,837.00 in company stock and sold $147,375.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.18% of the stock of CoStar Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.60% of the stock of CoStar Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Management & Development
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CSGP
• CIK: 1057352
• Web: www.costargroup.com
• Phone: (202) 346-6500
• Fax: 877-739-0486
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CoStar Group: $40.11
• High Price Target: $67.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +46.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.35
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 144.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.59
• P/E Growth: 0.7
• Net Income: $7 million
• Net Margins: 2.08%
• Pretax Margin: 2.84%
• Return on Equity: 3.74%
• Return on Assets: 2.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 2.21
• Quick Ratio: 2.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.42
• Cash Flow: $1.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.58
• Book Value: $19.75 per share
• Price / Book: 1.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 405,200,000
• Free Float: 400,417,000
• Market Cap: $11.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80