NYSE:CUZ Cousins Properties (CUZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis $27.60 -0.02 (-0.06%) Closing price 10/9/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.75 +0.15 (+0.53%) As of 06:21 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Cousins Properties Stock (NYSE:CUZ) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Cousins Properties alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$27.26▼$27.8550-Day Range$27.38▼$31.4252-Week Range$21.03▼$32.95Volume1.22 million shsAverage Volume1.54 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.54 billionP/E Ratio690.25Dividend Yield4.64%Price Target$31.09Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) is a real estate investment trust that owns, develops, acquires, and manages office properties. The company’s portfolio is focused primarily on high-quality office buildings serving corporate tenants across major Sun Belt markets. Cousins Properties has a presence in several southeastern and southwestern U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Phoenix, and Raleigh. Its activities include property leasing, asset management, redevelopment, and the development of new office projects designed for business and professional users. Founded in 1958, Cousins Properties became a publicly traded real estate investment trust in 1998. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Colin Connolly.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Cousins Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks62nd Percentile Overall ScoreCUZ MarketRank™: Cousins Properties scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 110th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCousins Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialCousins Properties has a consensus price target of $31.09, representing about 12.6% upside from its current price of $27.60.Amount of Analyst CoverageCousins Properties has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Cousins Properties' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth3.37% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cousins Properties are expected to grow by 3.37% in the coming year, from $2.97 to $3.07 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 690.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 690.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.30.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCousins Properties has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCousins Properties has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Cousins Properties' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.93% of the float of Cousins Properties has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCousins Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.31.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cousins Properties has recently increased by 6.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipCousins Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCousins Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cousins Properties is 3,200.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Cousins Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.69% next year. This indicates that Cousins Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Cousins Properties' dividend. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentCousins Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Cousins Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for CUZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders1.81% of the stock of Cousins Properties is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.38% of the stock of Cousins Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Cousins Properties' insider trading history. Receive CUZ Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Cousins Properties and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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CUZ Stock News HeadlinesCousins Properties Announces Dates for Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference CallOctober 1, 2026 | prnewswire.comMizuho indica Cousins Properties come top pick nel Settore uffici REITSeptember 23, 2026 | it.investing.comAmerica’s AI Doomsday ScenarioChina controls 90% of the production of two critical minerals essential to AI data centers, semiconductors, and quantum computing. In 2024, AI data centers consumed as much energy as New York and Chicago combined, underscoring the urgency of securing domestic supply. Jamie Dimon and Condoleezza Rice are now backing Project Phoenix, a major push to rebuild America's mineral supply chain.October 12 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Mizuho Securities Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Cousins Properties (CUZ)September 18, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comCousins Properties (CUZ) Gets a Buy from BarclaysSeptember 18, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comCousins Properties Keeps Quarterly Dividend at $0.32 a Share; Payable Oct. 15 to Shareholders of Record Oct. 5September 17, 2026 | marketscreener.comMCousins Properties Announces Its Third Quarter 2026 Common Stock DividendSeptember 17, 2026 | prnewswire.comCousins Properties (CUZ) Receives a Hold from Truist FinancialSeptember 2, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comSee More Headlines CUZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CUZ shares performed this year? Cousins Properties' stock was trading at $25.78 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, CUZ stock has increased by 7.1% and is now trading at $27.6030. How were Cousins Properties' earnings last quarter? Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.58. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is Cousins Properties doing a stock buyback? Cousins Properties' board initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, February 17th 2026, which authorizes the company to repurchase $250,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Who are Cousins Properties' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Cousins Properties include Pensionfund PDN (0.02%), Pensionfund Sabic (0.01%), Versant Capital Management Inc (0.01%) and GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Gregg D Adzema and Jeffrey D Symes. View institutional ownership trends. 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. 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 Record date for 7/16 Dividend7/06/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend7/06/2026Dividend Payable7/16/2026Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 10/15 Dividend10/05/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend10/05/2026Today10/12/2026Dividend Payable10/15/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/29/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (2w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 2 weeks, CUZ's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorReal Estate Industry Office REITs Sub-IndustryOffice REITs Current SymbolNYSE:CUZ CIK25232 Webwww.cousins.com Phone(404) 407-1000Fax770-857-2360Employees351Year Founded1958Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Cousins Properties$31.09 High Price Target$35.00 Low Price Target$27.00 Potential Upside/Downside+12.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.70 Research Coverage10 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.04 Trailing P/E Ratio690.25 Forward P/E Ratio9.29 P/E Growth1.85Net Income$40.50 million Net Margins0.62% Pretax Margin0.72% Return on Equity0.14% Return on Assets0.07% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.83 Current Ratio1.01 Quick Ratio1.01 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$993.82 million Price / Sales4.57 Cash Flow$2.74 per share Price / Cash Flow10.08 Book Value$27.99 per share Price / Book0.99Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares164,600,000Free Float161,623,000Market Cap$4.54 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.19 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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