CSGP vs. EQIX, SE, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and QNST
Should you be buying CoStar Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoStar Group include Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), and QuinStreet (QNST). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
CoStar Group vs.
Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by 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.
Equinix received 449 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.23% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 73.28% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote.
In the previous week, CoStar Group had 21 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for CoStar Group and 39 mentions for Equinix. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat CoStar Group's score of 0.71 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoStar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Equinix currently has a consensus price target of $994.82, indicating a potential upside of 5.77%. CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $88.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.32%. Given CoStar Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Equinix.
Equinix has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Equinix has a net margin of 9.32% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 5.07%. Equinix's return on equity of 6.31% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.
Summary
Equinix beats CoStar Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CSGP) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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