Auto Parts 4Less Group (OTC:FLES – Get Rating) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP – Get Rating) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Auto Parts 4Less Group and CoStar Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Auto Parts 4Less Group alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Auto Parts 4Less Group | $11.02 million | 0.27 | -$8.07 million | N/A | N/A |
| CoStar Group | $1.94 billion | 16.16 | $292.56 million | $0.86 | 89.83 |
CoStar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Auto Parts 4Less Group.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Auto Parts 4Less Group and CoStar Group, as provided by MarketBeat.| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Auto Parts 4Less Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| CoStar Group | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2.85 |
CoStar Group has a consensus price target of $90.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. Given CoStar Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CoStar Group is more favorable than Auto Parts 4Less Group.
Risk & Volatility
Auto Parts 4Less Group has a beta of -2.26, meaning that its stock price is 326% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Auto Parts 4Less Group and CoStar Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Auto Parts 4Less Group | -178.12% | N/A | -1,130.14% |
| CoStar Group | 15.97% | 7.26% | 5.79% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
7.4% of Auto Parts 4Less Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Auto Parts 4Less Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CoStar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
CoStar Group beats Auto Parts 4Less Group on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Auto Parts 4Less Group
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Auto Parts 4Less Group, Inc., operates as an e-commerce auto and truck parts sells company in the United States. The company offers exhaust systems, suspension systems, wheels, tires, stereo systems, truck bed covers, and shocks through its LiftKits4LESS.com Website. It also provides tools and supplies, powersports, boat, car and truck, commercial truck, motorcycle, and other parts. The company was formerly known as The 4Less Group, Inc. and changed its name to Auto Parts 4Less Group, Inc. in April 2022. The company is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About CoStar Group
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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. It offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar COMPS, 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. The company also provides Lease Comps and Analysis, 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. CoStar Group, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
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