DoorDash - DASH Competitors

CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and DoorDash (NYSE:DASH) 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 profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSGP or DASH?

CoStar Group received 551 more outperform votes than DoorDash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.32% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 39.86% of users gave DoorDash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CoStar Group	Outperform Votes 606 76.32%	Underperform Votes 188 23.68%
DoorDash	Outperform Votes 55 39.86%	Underperform Votes 83 60.14%

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

97.8% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of DoorDash shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CoStar Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of DoorDash shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CSGP or DASH?

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoorDash has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CSGP or DASH more profitable?

CoStar Group has a net margin of 16.93% compared to DoorDash's net margin of -20.74%. CoStar Group's return on equity of 7.15% beat DoorDash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	16.93%	7.15%	5.75%
DoorDash	-20.74%	-15.12%	-10.74%

Does the media favor CSGP or DASH?

In the previous week, DoorDash had 3 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DoorDash and 7 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat DoorDash's score of 0.02 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DoorDash	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CSGP or DASH?

CoStar Group presently has a consensus target price of $86.25, indicating a potential upside of 30.70%. DoorDash has a consensus target price of $80.95, indicating a potential upside of 36.93%. Given DoorDash's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DoorDash is more favorable than CoStar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
DoorDash	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSGP or DASH?

CoStar Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DoorDash. DoorDash 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	$2.18 billion	12.30	$369.45 million	$0.93	70.96
DoorDash	$6.58 billion	3.52	-$1.37 billion	-$3.62	-16.33

Summary

CoStar Group beats DoorDash on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.