CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

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

Is CSGP or EQIX more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	5.07%	3.11%	2.54%
Equinix	9.32%	6.31%	2.41%

Do analysts prefer CSGP or EQIX?

CoStar Group currently has a consensus price target of $88.07, suggesting a potential upside of 9.90%. Equinix has a consensus price target of $990.06, suggesting a potential upside of 16.14%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than CoStar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CSGP or EQIX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoStar Group	$2.74B	12.01	$374.70M	$0.35	228.97
Equinix	$8.75B	9.48	$815M	$8.55	99.70

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CSGP or EQIX?

Equinix received 447 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.25% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 73.27% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CoStar Group	Outperform Votes 666 75.25%	Underperform Votes 219 24.75%
Equinix	Outperform Votes 1113 73.27%	Underperform Votes 406 26.73%

Does the media refer more to CSGP or EQIX?

In the previous week, Equinix had 9 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Equinix and 18 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Equinix's score of 1.15 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinix	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CSGP or EQIX?

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CSGP or EQIX?

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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