Karen Firestone, chairman and CEO at Aureus Asset Management, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail her latest portfolio moves.

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CoStar Group's (CSGP) second-quarter 2024 results reflect solid top-line growth, led by robust performance in key segments.

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CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 23, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Cyndi Eakin - Head, IR Andrew Florance - Founder and CEO Chris Lown - CFO Conference Call Participants Peter Christiansen - Citi Alexei Gogolev - JPMorgan George Tong - Goldman Sachs Heather Balsky - Bank of America Soham Bhonsle - BTIG Jeff Meuler - Baird John Campbell - Stephens Nick Jones - Citizens JMP Operator Good day everyone and thank you for standing by. Welcome to this Q2 2024 CoStar Group Earnings Call.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for CoStar (CSGP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

CoStar Group (CSGP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago.

CoStar Group's (CSGP) second-quarter 2024 top line is likely to reflect a robust portfolio of marketplaces, which includes Apartments.com, LoopNet and Homes.com.

Despite the latest report showing an easing of inflation, home prices continue to rise due to a lack of supply and high interest rates. Price increases have accelerated since February after a brief slowdown late last year.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets, today announced the appointment of Rich Simonelli as Head of Investor Relations and Cyndi Eakin as Chief Accounting Officer. Each will report to Chris Lown, Chief Financial Officer of CoStar Group. Simonelli, who previously held a similar role at CoStar Group for nine years, will rejoin the company from national real estate brokerag.

I have started a ~3% position in CoStar at $71/share and would like to increase the position to ~5% if the stock goes down to ~$60. At current $25 Bn EV, the company is currently trading at ~20x NTM EV/EBITDA multiple. This is capex light business, so EBITDA can be considered a reasonable proxy for FCF here.

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