Support.com (NASDAQ:SPRT) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Support.com and CoStar Group's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Support.com | $63.33 million | 1.56 | $3.85 million | N/A | N/A |
CoStar Group | $1.40 billion | 24.99 | $314.96 million | $9.12 | 97.31 |
CoStar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Support.com.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Support.com and CoStar Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Support.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
CoStar Group | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.00 |
CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $925.3636, suggesting a potential upside of 4.27%. Given CoStar Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Support.com.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
28.4% of Support.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Support.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CoStar Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Support.com has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Support.com and CoStar Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Support.com | 1.25% | 1.73% | 1.50% |
CoStar Group | 17.57% | 7.58% | 6.05% |
Summary
CoStar Group beats Support.com on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.