CoStar Group (CSGP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CSGP or MSCI?

CoStar Group received 106 more outperform votes than MSCI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.45% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 65.63% of users gave MSCI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CoStar Group	Outperform Votes 633 75.45%	Underperform Votes 206 24.55%
MSCI	Outperform Votes 527 65.63%	Underperform Votes 276 34.37%

Does the media prefer CSGP or MSCI?

In the previous week, MSCI had 4 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for MSCI and 25 mentions for CoStar Group. MSCI's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat CoStar Group's score of 0.14 indicating that MSCI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CoStar Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MSCI	11 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CSGP or MSCI?

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSCI has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of MSCI shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of MSCI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CSGP or MSCI?

CoStar Group currently has a consensus price target of $102.46, indicating a potential upside of 12.31%. MSCI has a consensus price target of $569.53, indicating a potential upside of 21.95%. Given MSCI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MSCI is more favorable than CoStar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
MSCI	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Is CSGP or MSCI more profitable?

MSCI has a net margin of 44.55% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 11.64%. CoStar Group's return on equity of 4.95% beat MSCI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	11.64%	4.95%	4.05%
MSCI	44.55%	-121.86%	21.47%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CSGP or MSCI?

MSCI has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. MSCI 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	$2.46B	15.17	$374.70M	$0.73	124.97
MSCI	$2.53B	14.63	$1.15B	$14.65	31.88

Summary

MSCI beats CoStar Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.