CoStar's Stock Soars As Upward Trend Continues

By Scott Lee • Friday, March 15 15:12 • Permanent Link

After this afternoon's 8.2% surge to $95.1 per share, CoStar might just keep moving past its target price of $91.67. With an average analyst rating of buy, and target prices from $79.0 to $105.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.

CoStar's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.6%. The stock's short ratio is 2.39. The company's insiders own 1.19% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 100.6%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding CoStar.

Institutions Invested in CoStar

Date Reported	Holder	Percentage	Shares	Value
2023-12-31	Vanguard Group Inc	16%	64,909,799	$6,172,921,785
2023-12-31	Blackrock Inc.	9%	36,527,891	$3,473,802,378
2023-12-31	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	5%	19,805,733	$1,883,525,178
2023-12-31	BAMCO Inc.	5%	19,391,283	$1,844,110,983
2023-12-31	State Street Corporation	4%	15,816,290	$1,504,129,154
2023-12-31	Massachusetts Financial Services Co.	3%	11,826,704	$1,124,719,532
2023-12-31	Geode Capital Management, LLC	3%	10,450,445	$993,837,303
2023-12-31	Janus Henderson Group PLC	2%	10,034,463	$954,277,415
2023-12-31	Baillie Gifford and Company	2%	9,524,096	$905,741,515
2023-12-31	Macquarie Group Limited	2%	8,821,063	$838,883,077

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