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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings 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 presently has a consensus price target of $96.38, suggesting a potential upside of 24.58%. Given CoStar Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Net Savings Link.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoStar Group	$2.60 billion	12.16	$374.70 million	$0.73	105.99
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 and Institutional Ownership

96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Net Savings Link shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.