CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors $80.51 +0.98 (+1.23%) As of 02:28 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CSGP vs. EQIX, SE, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and LQDTShould 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 Liquidity Services (LQDT). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. CoStar Group vs. Equinix SEA eBay VeriSign Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress Liquidity Services Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk. Which has higher earnings and valuation, EQIX or CSGP? 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 RatioEquinix$8.75B8.72$815M$8.5591.68CoStar Group$2.74B11.92$374.70M$0.35227.23 Do institutionals & insiders believe in EQIX or CSGP? 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQIX or CSGP? Equinix received 450 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.25% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 73.32% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEquinixOutperform Votes111673.32% Underperform Votes40626.68% CoStar GroupOutperform Votes66675.25% Underperform Votes21924.75% Which has more risk and volatility, EQIX or CSGP? Equinix has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EQIX or CSGP? In the previous week, CoStar Group had 5 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for CoStar Group and 24 mentions for Equinix. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat CoStar Group's score of 0.95 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equinix 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CoStar Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend EQIX or CSGP? Equinix currently has a consensus target price of $1,007.59, suggesting a potential upside of 28.54%. CoStar Group has a consensus target price of $87.54, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than CoStar Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09CoStar Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Is EQIX or CSGP 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 Equinix9.32% 6.31% 2.41% CoStar Group 5.07%3.11%2.54% SummaryEquinix beats CoStar Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get CoStar Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSGP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CSGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoStar GroupBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$32.62B$19.39B$22.20B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A2.93%3.00%4.33%P/E Ratio227.2332.2139.1117.78Price / Sales11.927.242,145.1994.51Price / Cash66.0132.3034.6634.64Price / Book4.324.885.723.99Net Income$374.70M$671.24M$737.35M$247.24M7 Day Performance8.60%5.53%5.26%6.12%1 Month Performance1.02%-7.99%-5.81%-7.11%1 Year Performance-9.14%13.49%52,740.51%-0.85% CoStar Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSGPCoStar Group2.3756 of 5 stars$80.51+1.2%$87.54+8.7%-12.0%$33.02B$2.74B230.035,650EQIXEquinix4.9118 of 5 stars$747.73-2.4%$1,007.59+34.8%+2.6%$72.78B$8.75B87.4513,606Positive NewsSESEA3.1837 of 5 stars$108.56+1.8%$121.40+11.8%+123.8%$62.13B$16.82B723.7062,700Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEBAYeBay4.0499 of 5 stars$61.16-2.0%$65.46+7.0%+28.8%$28.50B$10.28B15.3711,600VRSNVeriSign3.5602 of 5 stars$234.37-2.4%$262.50+12.0%+33.3%$22.17B$1.56B29.30920Analyst UpgradePositive NewsAKAMAkamai Technologies4.7131 of 5 stars$70.88-3.8%$106.55+50.3%-28.3%$10.65B$3.99B21.749,800Short Interest ↓SPSCSPS Commerce4.2116 of 5 stars$123.21-3.7%$207.11+68.1%-23.3%$4.69B$637.77M60.392,489Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeYELPYelp3.9443 of 5 stars$33.45-6.2%$37.17+11.1%-16.7%$2.18B$1.41B17.424,872Insider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownZDZiff Davis4.3393 of 5 stars$32.44-3.1%$65.67+102.4%-40.5%$1.39B$1.40B27.494,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCMPRCimpress4.7627 of 5 stars$41.55-4.3%$103.00+147.9%-53.3%$1.05B$3.36B6.8816,000Positive NewsLQDTLiquidity Services2.8583 of 5 stars$28.79-2.3%$38.50+33.7%+65.7%$893.52M$414.32M38.38740Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equinix Alternatives SEA Alternatives eBay Alternatives VeriSign Alternatives Akamai Technologies Alternatives SPS Commerce Alternatives Yelp Alternatives Ziff Davis Alternatives Cimpress Alternatives Liquidity Services Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSGP) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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