Costar Group, Inc (NASDAQ: CSGP) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 227.98x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CSGP is 0.93. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CSGP is 405.09M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.21% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CSGP on February 25, 2025 was 2.66M shares.
CSGP) stock’s latest price update
Costar Group, Inc (NASDAQ: CSGP)’s stock price has soared by 0.91 in relation to previous closing price of 76.79. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-02-21 that ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Homes.com, a CoStar Group leading online residential marketplace, today released a new report detailing the home buying and selling trends in the Washington-area housing market after a number of changes amongst the federal workforce, including roughly 75,000 accepting buyouts offered by the Trump administration and an additional number of employees being laid off, which continues to be in flux. The analysis from Homes.com found that since the beginning of Januar.
CSGP’s Market Performance
CSGP’s stock has risen by 4.63% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.18% and a quarterly rise of 7.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.81% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.64% for Costar Group, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.30% for CSGP’s stock, with a simple moving average of 1.38% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CSGP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CSGP stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for CSGP by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for CSGP in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $65 based on the research report published on February 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CSGP reach a price target of $83, previously predicting the price at $96. The rating they have provided for CSGP stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on October 23rd, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to CSGP, setting the target price at $97 in the report published on February 07th of the previous year.
CSGP Trading at 4.32% 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 -22.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.81%, as shares surge +4.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CSGP rose by +4.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $76.49. In addition, Costar Group, Inc saw 8.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CSGP starting from Hill John W, who sale 2,735 shares at the price of $76.76 back on Dec 10 ’24. After this action, Hill John W now owns 17,499 shares of Costar Group, Inc, valued at $209,939 using the latest closing price.
Hill John W, the Director of Costar Group, Inc, proposed sale 2,735 shares at $78.65 during a trade that took place back on Dec 10 ’24, which means that Hill John W is holding shares at $215,100 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CSGP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.78 for the gross margin
The net margin for Costar Group, Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 1.86, with 1.53 for asset returns.
Based on Costar Group, Inc (CSGP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at -29.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.56for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 8.96.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Costar Group, Inc (CSGP) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as 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.
