Cohen & Steers (CNS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, and foundations. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and commodity portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm launches and manages equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it also launches and manages hedge funds. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and commodity markets across the globe through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it invests in companies operating in the real estate sector, including real estate investment trusts, infrastructure sector, and natural energy resources sector for its equity and fixed income investments. The firm also invests in preferred securities for its fixed income investments through its subsidiaries. The firm is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Cohen & Steers, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $99.39 to $100.42
• 50-Day Range: $89.36 to $106.55
• 52-Week Range: $56.04 to $110.67
• Volume: 102,506 shs
• Average Volume: 224,458 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.18
• Dividend Yield: 2.37%
• Price Target: $106.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cohen & Steers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cohen & Steers scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 392nd out of 930 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cohen & Steers has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cohen & Steers has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cohen & Steers is 37.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cohen & Steers is 37.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 49.34.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cohen & Steers has a P/B Ratio of 12.68. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.90% of the float of Cohen & Steers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cohen & Steers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cohen & Steers has recently decreased by 14.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Cohen & Steers pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cohen & Steers has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cohen & Steers is 88.06%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.04

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.90% of the float of Cohen & Steers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cohen & Steers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cohen & Steers has recently decreased by 14.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Cohen & Steers has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Cohen & Steers this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Cohen & Steers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cohen & Steers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

47.60% of the stock of Cohen & Steers is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.47% of the stock of Cohen & Steers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CNS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNS shares performed this year?

Cohen & Steers' stock was trading at $75.73 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CNS stock has increased by 31.6% and is now trading at $99.65.
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How were Cohen & Steers' earnings last quarter?

Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 16th. The asset manager reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.03. The firm's revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Cohen & Steers have any subsidiaries?

Cohen & Steers subsidiaries include these companies: Cohen & Steers Asia Limited, Cohen & Steers Ireland Limited, Cohen & Steers Japan Limited, Cohen & Steers Securities LLC, Cohen & Steers UK Limited, and Cohen & Steers Capital Management  Inc..

Who are Cohen & Steers' major shareholders?

Cohen & Steers' top institutional shareholders include Wasatch Advisors LP (6.00%), Bamco Inc. NY (3.97%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.18%) and State Street Corp (2.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Martin Cohen, Jon Cheigh, Edmond D Villani, Elena Dulik and Richard P Simon.
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How do I buy shares of Cohen & Steers?

Shares of CNS 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 Cohen & Steers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cohen & Steers investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Meta Platforms (META) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/16/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend: 11/18/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/02/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment advice
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNS
• CUSIP: 19247A10
• CIK: 1284812
• Web: www.cohenandsteers.com
• Phone: (212) 832-3232
• Fax: 212-832-3622
• Employees: 390
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $106.50
• High Stock Price Target: $111.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $102.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $129.05 million
• Net Margins: 27.23%
• Pretax Margin: 41.94%
• Return on Equity: 32.75%
• Return on Assets: 19.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.14
• Quick Ratio: 3.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $515.43 million
• Price / Sales: 9.77
• Cash Flow: $3.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.21
• Book Value: $7.86 per share
• Price / Book: 12.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,558,000
• Free Float: 26,776,000
• Market Cap: $5.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.53