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- $29.04
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- $28.31 – $29.63
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CSGP slipped -3.8% while the S&P 500 fell -0.4% and peers were mostly modestly lower, pointing to stock-specific pressure rather than a broad market move. The new Homes.com leadership and a first profitable quarter are constructive, but the business still carries EPS -30.5% YoY and a PE 167.1, so the setup remains fragile.
CSGP
COSTAR GROUP INC
As of Sep 16, 2026
38/100
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CSGP fell -3.8% versus the S&P 500 at -0.4% and the Nasdaq 100 at +0.0%, while peers were mixed: CBRE -1.1%, JLL -0.3%, COMP -0.3%, and Z -3.7%. That gap versus the broad tape says the primary driver was stock-specific, not market-wide. The main stock-level backdrop is the recent Homes.com leadership change, with Felix Kusch named president on September 14, 2026, after the unit posted its first profitable quarter and 66% year-over-year revenue growth, but the session’s relative weakness shows investors are still treating the name cautiously.
Volatility read
This looks more than ordinary volatility because the stock already carries a fragile fundamental profile: revenue is +22.0% YoY on a TTM basis and +18.4% YoY in the latest quarter, but EPS is -30.5% YoY TTM and operating margin is only +2.2% with net margin at +2.1%. Valuation is still demanding, with PE 167.1 and forward PE 18.6; PEG 4.94 is not meaningful here because EPS growth is negative, so the usual growth-adjusted comfort signal does not apply. Beta 0.80 suggests the name is not inherently a high-beta mover, so a -3.8% slide alongside intact top-line growth reads as a stock re-rating rather than routine noise.
Earnings setup
The next earnings date is 2026-10-26. The facts do not provide analyst consensus for revenue or EPS in this period, so I cannot state a forecasted growth or margin target from the supplied data. What the market is likely watching is whether Homes.com can extend the first profitable quarter, whether revenue growth like 66% year-over-year can keep translating into margin improvement, and whether CoStar can show that the recent leadership change under Felix Kusch is sustaining execution rather than just resetting expectations. The supplied facts do not include prior post-earnings price reactions, so there is no reliable pattern to cite here.
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