CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Does the media refer more to GPN or CSGP?

In the previous week, Global Payments had 6 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Global Payments and 12 mentions for CoStar Group. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat CoStar Group's score of 0.89 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Payments	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CoStar Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GPN or CSGP?

Global Payments has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GPN or CSGP?

Global Payments received 439 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.41% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 70.90% of users gave Global Payments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Global Payments	Outperform Votes 1089 70.90%	Underperform Votes 447 29.10%
CoStar Group	Outperform Votes 650 75.41%	Underperform Votes 212 24.59%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GPN or CSGP?

Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. Global Payments 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
Global Payments	$9.65B	3.03	$986.23M	$5.31	21.63
CoStar Group	$2.67B	11.72	$374.70M	$0.44	173.34

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GPN or CSGP?

89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer GPN or CSGP?

Global Payments currently has a consensus price target of $136.57, suggesting a potential upside of 18.93%. CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $93.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.26%. Given CoStar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Global Payments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Payments	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
CoStar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is GPN or CSGP more profitable?

Global Payments has a net margin of 13.61% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 6.57%. Global Payments' return on equity of 11.94% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Payments	13.61%	11.94%	5.45%
CoStar Group	6.57%	3.53%	2.88%

Summary

Global Payments beats CoStar Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.