Contrasting CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) & 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoStar Group	$2.60 billion	11.99	$374.70 million	$0.73	104.58
Net Savings Link	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for CoStar Group and Net Savings Link, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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 price target of $96.38, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given CoStar Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Net Savings Link.

Volatility and Risk

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

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

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.