CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, CSGP or SE?

SEA has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. SEA 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	12.65	$138.70M	$0.29	282.96
SEA	$16.82B	5.23	$444.32M	$1.42	105.18

Which has more volatility and risk, CSGP or SE?

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CSGP or SE?

CoStar Group presently has a consensus price target of $87.69, suggesting a potential upside of 6.86%. SEA has a consensus price target of $153.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.55%. Given CoStar Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than SEA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
SEA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Does the media favor CSGP or SE?

In the previous week, SEA had 4 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for SEA and 20 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat SEA'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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEA	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CSGP or SE?

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of CoStar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CSGP or SE more profitable?

SEA has a net margin of 4.87% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 4.17%. SEA's return on equity of 10.74% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	4.17%	3.11%	2.54%
SEA	4.87%	10.74%	3.98%

Summary

SEA beats CoStar Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.