MSCI (MSCI) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSCI or CSGP?

MSCI has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. MSCI 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
MSCI	$2.25 billion	16.94	$870.57 million	$10.91	43.61
CoStar Group	$2.18 billion	14.69	$369.45 million	$0.91	86.25

Do analysts rate MSCI or CSGP?

MSCI currently has a consensus price target of $567.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $87.08, indicating a potential upside of 10.95%. Given MSCI's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MSCI is more favorable than CoStar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSCI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
CoStar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility & risk, MSCI or CSGP?

MSCI has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MSCI or CSGP more profitable?

MSCI has a net margin of 38.62% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 16.32%. CoStar Group's return on equity of 6.73% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSCI	38.62%	-93.49%	19.08%
CoStar Group	16.32%	6.73%	5.46%

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

88.2% of MSCI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of MSCI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CoStar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MSCI or CSGP?

In the previous week, MSCI had 8 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for MSCI and 10 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat MSCI's score of 0.42 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MSCI	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CoStar Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSCI or CSGP?

CoStar Group received 102 more outperform votes than MSCI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.13% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 66.58% of users gave MSCI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MSCI	Outperform Votes 504 66.58%	Underperform Votes 253 33.42%
CoStar Group	Outperform Votes 606 76.13%	Underperform Votes 190 23.87%

Summary

MSCI beats CoStar Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.