Movement Alert｜CoStar Intraday Rise 5.08%, acquisition deal prompts reassessment after earnings-driven selloff

Market Focus10-30

On October 30, CoStar rose 5.08% in Regular Trading, trading at $29.72 per share, with turnover of $36.4584 million.

The move followed disclosure that the company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vexcel Group for about $730 million in cash, a development that appears to have driven a fresh reassessment of CoStar's expansion outlook.

Earlier in the week, CoStar reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.38 versus market expectations of $0.34, with revenue of $952 million versus expectations of about $946.19 million. It also guided fourth-quarter adjusted EPS to $0.46-$0.50, roughly around the $0.49 consensus, and lifted full-year revenue guidance to $3.75 billion-$3.77 billion. Despite those beats, the shares had come under pressure as the guidance midpoint did not clearly exceed expectations and one firm cut its price target to $32 from $34. The new acquisition announcement therefore stands out as the clearest catalyst behind the current rebound.

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