Cousins Properties (CUZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing, and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets, and opportunistic investments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.64 to $30.75
• 50-Day Range: $29.38 to $31.94
• 52-Week Range: $21.58 to $32.55
• Volume: 3.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 91.64
• Dividend Yield: 4.23%
• Price Target: $33.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cousins Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cousins Properties scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 937 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cousins Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cousins Properties has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cousins Properties are expected to grow by 1.49% in the coming year, from $2.68 to $2.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 91.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 91.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 28.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cousins Properties has a PEG Ratio of 4.02. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cousins Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.09% of the outstanding shares of Cousins Properties have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cousins Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cousins Properties has recently increased by 28.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Cousins Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Cousins Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cousins Properties is 387.88%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cousins Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.06% next year. This indicates that Cousins Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.16

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.09% of the outstanding shares of Cousins Properties have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cousins Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cousins Properties has recently increased by 28.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Cousins Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Cousins Properties this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for CUZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cousins Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.40% of the stock of Cousins Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.38% of the stock of Cousins Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CUZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CUZ shares performed this year?

Cousins Properties' stock was trading at $24.35 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CUZ shares have increased by 24.2% and is now trading at $30.24.
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How were Cousins Properties' earnings last quarter?

Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.60. Cousins Properties's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Cousins Properties' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Cousins Properties include Principal Financial Group Inc. (7.68%), State Street Corp (5.00%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.88%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.64%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregg D Adzema, John S Mccoll and Jeffrey D Symes.
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How do I buy shares of Cousins Properties?

Shares of CUZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Cousins Properties own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cousins Properties investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/14 Dividend: 1/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/14/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Diversified REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CUZ
• CUSIP: 22279510
• CIK: 25232
• Web: www.cousins.com
• Phone: (404) 407-1000
• Fax: 770-857-2360
• Employees: 290
• Year Founded: 1958

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $33.14
• High Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 91.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.28
• P/E Growth: 4.02
• Net Income: $82.96 million
• Net Margins: 6.17%
• Pretax Margin: 6.28%
• Return on Equity: 1.14%
• Return on Assets: 0.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.60
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $828.41 million
• Price / Sales: 5.77
• Cash Flow: $2.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.40
• Book Value: $29.97 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 158,140,000
• Free Float: 150,010,000
• Market Cap: $4.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29