Cousins Properties (CUZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, develops, and manages primarily Class A office properties. The company focuses on high-quality buildings designed to serve businesses across a range of industries, with services that include property management, leasing, development, and asset operations.

Founded in 1958 by Thomas G. Cousins, the company has developed a longstanding presence in the commercial real estate industry. Cousins Properties concentrates on major growth markets in the U.S. Sun Belt, including Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Phoenix, and Tampa. Its portfolio generally includes office towers, mixed-use developments, and other premium workplace properties located in prominent business districts.

The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Cousins Properties is led by Colin Connolly, who serves as president and chief executive officer. Its strategy centers on owning and operating high-quality office assets in markets supported by population growth, business expansion, and economic diversification.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.49 to $30.43
• 50-Day Range: $26.82 to $30.21
• 52-Week Range: $21.03 to $32.95
• Volume: 2.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.84 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 336.98
• Dividend Yield: 4.22%
• Price Target: $31.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cousins Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cousins Properties scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 188 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cousins Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Cousins Properties is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cousins Properties has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cousins Properties are expected to grow by 3.70% in the coming year, from $2.97 to $3.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 336.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 336.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 30.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cousins Properties has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. 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 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.45% of the float of Cousins Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cousins Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.27, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cousins Properties has recently increased by 6.66%, 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 4.30%, 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 1,422.22%. 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 41.56% next year. This indicates that Cousins Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Cousins Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Cousins Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CUZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cousins Properties insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $177,612.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.81% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Office REITs
• Sub-Industry: Office REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CUZ
• CIK: 25232
• Web: www.cousins.com
• Phone: (404) 407-1000
• Fax: 770-857-2360
• Employees: 351
• Year Founded: 1958

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cousins Properties: $31.50
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 336.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.85
• P/E Growth: 2.06
• Net Income: $40.50 million
• Net Margins: 1.42%
• Pretax Margin: 1.50%
• Return on Equity: 0.33%
• Return on Assets: 0.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.80
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $993.82 million
• Price / Sales: 5.02
• Cash Flow: $2.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.87
• Book Value: $27.09 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 164,600,000
• Free Float: 161,622,000
• Market Cap: $4.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17