Costar Group Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

CSGP Stock  USD 80.28  0.47  0.59%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding CoStar Group is 'Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell CoStar Group given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards CoStar. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for CoStar Group, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Hold

Market Performance

InsignificantDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very SmallDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Almost mirrors the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

StrongDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon CoStar Group has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0465, Jensen Alpha of (0.02), Total Risk Alpha of (0.21), Sortino Ratio of (0.01) and Treynor Ratio of 0.098
Macroaxis provides advice on CoStar Group to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on CoStar Group. Our investment recommendation engine determines the company's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure CoStar is not overpriced, please confirm all CoStar Group fundamentals, including its revenue, cash flow from operations, working capital, as well as the relationship between the cash per share and number of employees . Given that CoStar Group has a price to earning of 94.53 X, we suggest you to validate CoStar Group market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

CoStar Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

CoStar Group is unlikely to experience financial distress in the next 2 years
CoStar Group has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 99.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
Latest headline from thelincolnianonline.com: CoStar Group, Inc. Shares Bought by Icon Wealth Advisors LLC

CoStar Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of CoStar's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of CoStar's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of CoStar daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use CoStar Group price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of CoStar returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for CoStar.
Mean Return
0.10
Value At Risk
-2.79
Potential Upside
2.95
Standard Deviation
1.92
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of CoStar historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

CoStar Stock Institutional Investors

The CoStar's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase CoStar's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Macquarie Group Ltd2024-06-30
8.4 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
7.1 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
6.1 M
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership2024-09-30
5.6 M
T. Rowe Price Investment Management,inc.2024-09-30
5.1 M
Norges Bank2024-06-30
5.1 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
4.8 M
Vulcan Value Partners, Llc2024-09-30
4.4 M
Blair William & Co2024-06-30
4.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
65.8 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
38.6 M
Note, although CoStar's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

CoStar Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash(29.7M)2.7B71.2M1.1B247.9M212.5M
Free Cash Flow411.6M437.8M404.5M420.0M464.2M487.4M
Depreciation81.2M116.9M139.6M137.9M107.5M112.9M
Other Non Cash Items88.1M114M104.5M132.8M159.4M167.4M
Capital Expenditures46.2M48.3M65.2M58.6M25.3M23.7M
Net Income315.0M227.1M292.6M369.5M374.7M393.4M
End Period Cash Flow1.1B3.8B3.8B5.0B5.2B5.5B
Change To Inventory(40.9M)(16.4M)(40.4M)(45.7M)(52.6M)(49.9M)
Investments(483.8M)10.3M(381.3M)864K(68.5M)(71.9M)
Change Receivables(5.0M)(36.1M)(29.6M)(46.4M)(41.8M)(39.7M)
Change To Netincome46.1M36.9M67.2M22.5M25.8M35.8M

CoStar Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to CoStar or Professional Services sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that CoStar's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a CoStar stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.02
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.93
σ
Overall volatility
1.94
Ir
Information ratio -0.02

CoStar Volatility Alert

CoStar Group currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of -0.02 and Jensen Alpha of -0.02. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure CoStar's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact CoStar's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

CoStar Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing CoStar's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze CoStar's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between CoStar and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as CoStar or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of CoStar's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing CoStar by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare CoStar to competition
FundamentalsCoStarPeer Average
Return On Equity0.0239-0.31
Return On Asset0.0024-0.14
Profit Margin0.07 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.03 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation28.89 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding409.96 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders1.15 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions98.85 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted11.92 M4.71 M
Price To Earning94.53 X28.72 X
Price To Book4.37 X9.51 X
Price To Sales12.27 X11.42 X
Revenue2.46 B9.43 B
Gross Profit1.77 B27.38 B
EBITDA389.8 M3.9 B
Net Income374.7 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents4.77 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share11.74 X5.01 X
Total Debt1.11 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.17 %48.70 %
Current Ratio15.36 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share18.29 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations489.5 M971.22 M
Short Ratio3.67 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share0.42 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth2.55 X4.89 X
Target Price90.08
Number Of Employees6.45 K18.84 K
Beta0.82-0.15
Market Capitalization32.72 B19.03 B
Total Asset8.92 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings2.2 B9.33 B
Working Capital5.02 B1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 1829 shares by Desmarais Michael J of CoStar at 87.03 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

CoStar Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as CoStar . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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