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$71.44 +1.60 (+2.29%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

CSGP vs. EQIX, SE, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, ENV, YELP, ZD, and CMPR

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), Envestnet (ENV), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), and Cimpress (CMPR). 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Equinix had 6 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Equinix and 7 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Equinix's score of 0.71 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equinix
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CoStar Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Equinix received 448 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.46% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 73.09% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EquinixOutperform Votes
1100
73.09%
Underperform Votes
405
26.91%
CoStar GroupOutperform Votes
652
75.46%
Underperform Votes
212
24.54%

Equinix has a net margin of 12.29% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 6.57%. Equinix's return on equity of 8.34% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equinix12.29% 8.34% 3.18%
CoStar Group 6.57%3.53%2.88%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Equinix$8.60B10.41$969.18M$11.0983.61
CoStar Group$2.67B10.98$374.70M$0.44162.36

Equinix has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Equinix currently has a consensus price target of $976.81, suggesting a potential upside of 5.35%. CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $93.25, suggesting a potential upside of 30.53%. Given CoStar Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Equinix.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equinix
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.84
CoStar Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Equinix beats CoStar Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CSGP vs. The Competition

MetricCoStar GroupBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$29.29B$19.94B$25.94B$9.07B
Dividend YieldN/A2.60%2.78%4.23%
P/E Ratio162.3728.21238.1117.17
Price / Sales10.9810.803,337.02116.95
Price / Cash47.8935.3435.6837.86
Price / Book3.985.908.114.78
Net Income$374.70M$525.34M$681.16M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-4.84%-0.64%0.41%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-7.21%-2.17%7.00%3.36%
1 Year Performance-17.95%18.44%23.09%16.60%

CoStar Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSGP
CoStar Group
4.0565 of 5 stars
$71.44
+2.3%
$93.25
+30.5%
-18.0%$29.29B$2.67B162.376,152High Trading Volume
EQIX
Equinix
4.105 of 5 stars
$962.01
-0.3%
$976.81
+1.5%
+15.7%$92.82B$8.60B86.6213,151
SE
SEA
2.4589 of 5 stars
$114.47
-1.7%
$91.21
-20.3%
+191.4%$65.52B$13.06B776.4762,700Gap Down
EBAY
eBay
4.0494 of 5 stars
$63.83
0.0%
$62.63
-1.9%
+48.7%$30.57B$10.27B15.7912,300Insider Trade
VRSN
VeriSign
4.3564 of 5 stars
$196.81
-0.3%
$243.00
+23.5%
-2.7%$18.91B$1.49B22.95920
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.1003 of 5 stars
$98.24
-1.0%
$117.21
+19.3%
-19.8%$14.76B$3.97B29.1710,250Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SPSC
SPS Commerce
2.2885 of 5 stars
$196.82
+2.3%
$220.78
+12.2%
-0.3%$7.39B$611.82M92.052,489Insider Trade
Positive News
ENV
Envestnet
0.2397 of 5 stars
$63.14
flat
$61.88
-2.0%
N/A$3.49B$1.34B-13.243,100
YELP
Yelp
3.8562 of 5 stars
$39.81
+0.3%
$37.00
-7.1%
-21.1%$2.62B$1.39B23.784,872Insider Trade
ZD
Ziff Davis
3.7363 of 5 stars
$59.72
+3.4%
$69.71
+16.7%
-16.3%$2.55B$1.38B48.944,200Positive News
CMPR
Cimpress
4.7462 of 5 stars
$79.70
+1.2%
$114.50
+43.7%
-7.9%$2.00B$3.34B13.5316,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:CSGP) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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