Costar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP)’s stock price has decreased by -1.05 compared to its previous closing price of 75.44. However, the company has seen a -2.21% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-10-01 that WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets, will announce financial results for the third quarter of 2024 following the market close on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Management will conduct a conference call to discuss the third quarter results, as well as the Company’s outlook at 5:00 PM EDT that same day. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available in l.
Is It Worth Investing in Costar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) Right Now?
Costar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 142.84x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for CSGP is at 0.81. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CSGP is 404.83M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.00% of that float. The average trading volume for CSGP on October 02, 2024 was 2.25M shares.
CSGP’s Market Performance
The stock of Costar Group, Inc. (CSGP) has seen a -2.21% decrease in the past week, with a -3.43% drop in the past month, and a 0.58% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.37%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.74% for CSGP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.23% for CSGP’s stock, with a -9.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CSGP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CSGP stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for CSGP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CSGP in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $97 based on the research report published on February 07, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to CSGP, setting the target price at $98 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
CSGP Trading at -2.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CSGP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.37%, as shares sank -1.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.14% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CSGP fell by -2.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $77.08. In addition, Costar Group, Inc. saw -14.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CSGP starting from Hill John W, who sale 1,325 shares at the price of $78.16 back on Jul 30 ’24. After this action, Hill John W now owns 16,545 shares of Costar Group, Inc., valued at $103,562 using the latest closing price.
Hill John W, the Director of Costar Group, Inc., proposed sale 1,325 shares at $77.74 during a trade that took place back on Jul 30 ’24, which means that Hill John W is holding shares at $103,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CSGP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.78 for the gross margin
The net margin for Costar Group, Inc. stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 2.94, with 2.40 for asset returns.
Based on Costar Group, Inc. (CSGP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 389.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at -20.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 9.27.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Costar Group, Inc. (CSGP) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
