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As of close of business last night, Costar Group, Inc’s stock clocked out at $74.14, up 0.24% from its previous closing price of $73.96. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.98 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CSGP’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 141.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.01 and its Current Ratio is at 6.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on February 28, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $89.
On February 05, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $65.
RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its Outperform to Sector Perform on October 23, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $96 to $83.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 12 ’25 when Michael Klein bought 267,936 shares for $75.20 per share.
Michael Klein bought 32,064 shares of CSGP for $2,416,664 on May 09 ’25. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, Cann Cynthia Cammett, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,749 shares for $79.90 each. As a result, the insider received 139,745 and left with 29,456 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Costar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 257.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 54.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.67.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CSGP has reached a high of $87.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.66%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 423.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 415.88M. Insiders hold about 1.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.66% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Costar Group, Inc (CSGP) reflects the collective analysis of 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.22, with high estimates of $0.26 and low estimates of $0.18.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.26 and $0.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.8. EPS for the following year is $1.33, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $1.9 and $1.02.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 14 analysts expect revenue to total $771.85M. It ranges from a high estimate of $773.9M to a low estimate of $770M. As of the current estimate, Costar Group, Inc’s year-ago sales were $677.8MFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $802.14M. There is a high estimate of $809.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $797.55M.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CSGP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.74BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.6B and the low estimate is $3.43B.
