CoStar vs Zillow
CSGP and ZG side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CSGP and ZG compare
CoStar is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Zillow ($12.2B against $7.2B).
On earnings, Zillow is cheaper: it trades at 145× trailing earnings, against 159× for CoStar.
CoStar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.0% versus 17.7% for Zillow).
CoStar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.1% compared with 2.0% at Zillow.
CoStar scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Zillow), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CSGP | ZG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $12.2B | $7.2B |
| Share price | $30.17 | $31.89 |
| Change, 1 year | −57.2% | −53.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −63.8% | −51.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.04 | 1.47 |
| Employees | 8,000 | 7,068 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 159× | 145× (better) |
| P/S | 3.4× | 2.6× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.4× | 23.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 43.7× | 27.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | 3.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.48 | $28.19 |
| Margin of safety | −83.1% | −13.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.0% (better) | 17.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.4% (better) | 9.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −29.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −24.0% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −49.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 78.7% (better) | 72.9% |
| Operating margin | 2.2% (better) | 0.43% |
| Net margin | 2.1% (better) | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | 7.9% | 9.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 0.89% | 1.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 0.83% (better) | 0.31% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.13 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.69 | – |
| Interest coverage | 3.2× (better) | 0.7× |
| Current ratio | 2.21 (better) | 1.92 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.83 | 4.56 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 8.4% | 15.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 8.4% | 15.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 94.4% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 8.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $8.0M (better) | −$14.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | – |
Go deeper
- CSGP stock overview
- CSGP income statement
- CSGP valuation and score
- ZG stock overview
- ZG income statement
- ZG valuation and score
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