Critical Analysis: CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and Net Savings Link (OTCMKTS:NSAV)

CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) and Net Savings Link (OTCMKTS:NSAV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CoStar Group and Net Savings Link, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoStar Group	0	3	12	0	2.80
Net Savings Link	0	0	0	0	N/A

CoStar Group currently has a consensus target price of $96.38, indicating a potential upside of 25.42%. Given CoStar Group’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Net Savings Link.

Profitability

This table compares CoStar Group and Net Savings Link’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoStar Group	8.19%	3.99%	3.27%
Net Savings Link	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

CoStar Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Net Savings Link has a beta of 3.22, indicating that its stock price is 222% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CoStar Group and Net Savings Link”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoStar Group	$2.60 billion	12.07	$374.70 million	$0.73	105.27
Net Savings Link	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CoStar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Net Savings Link.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Net Savings Link shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CoStar Group beats Net Savings Link on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CoStar Group

CoStar Group, Inc. provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services to the commercial real estate, hospitality, residential, and related professionals industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar Sales, a robust database of comparable commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Market Analytics to view and report on aggregated market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant, an online business-to-business prospecting and analytical tool that provides tenant information. It also provides Leasing, a tool to capture, manage, and maintain lease data; CoStar Lease Analysis; Public Record, a searchable database of commercially zoned parcels; CoStar Real Estate Manager, a real estate lease administration, portfolio management, and lease accounting compliance software solution; and CoStar Risk Analytics and CoStar Investment. In addition, it offers apartment marketing sites, such as ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, WestsideRentals.com, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com, Apartamentos.com, and Off Campus Partners; LoopNet Premium Lister; LoopNet Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Ads; LandsofAmerica.com, LandAndFarm.com, and LandWatch.com for rural land for-sale; BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com, and FindaFranchise.com for operating businesses and franchises for-sale; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; and HomeSnap, an online and mobile software platform, as well as Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.

About Net Savings Link

Net Savings Link, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital asset technology company. It holds interests in Cryptocurrency Trading Platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and offers a range of trading services, such as portfolio management and price search function. This platform supports various cryptocurrency exchanges. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.