Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.62, Zacks reports. Cousins Properties had a net margin of 5.36% and a return on equity of 1.03%. Cousins Properties updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.730-2.830 EPS.
Cousins Properties Price Performance
NYSE:CUZ traded down $0.69 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $30.52. 1,539,054 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,186,379. Cousins Properties has a 52 week low of $21.58 and a 52 week high of $32.55. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $30.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market cap of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 101.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 1.29.
Cousins Properties Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were issued a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 3rd. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.19%. Cousins Properties's payout ratio is currently 426.67%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on CUZ shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Cousins Properties from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Cousins Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Cousins Properties from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $34.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Cousins Properties from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Cousins Properties from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $33.11.
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About Cousins Properties
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Cousins Properties Incorporated ("Cousins") is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets.
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