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Costar Group, Inc (NASDAQ: CSGP) closed the day trading at $77.10 down -1.10% from the previous closing price of $77.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.35 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CSGP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 146.65. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 10 ’25 when Cann Cynthia Cammett sold 1,749 shares for $79.90 per share. The transaction valued at 139,745 led to the insider holds 29,456 shares of the business.
Cann Cynthia Cammett sold 1,310 shares of CSGP for $100,673 on Nov 11 ’24. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 26,485 shares after completing the transaction at $76.85 per share. On Jul 31 ’24, another insider, Cann Cynthia Cammett, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,200 shares for $78.20 each. As a result, the insider received 93,840 and left with 27,795 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Costar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 268.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 56.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.81.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CSGP has reached a high of $92.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.15%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 423.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 415.93M. Insiders hold about 1.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.37% stake in the company.
