CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages retail properties in the United States. Its portfolio is centered on enclosed shopping malls, open-air retail centers and mixed-use properties designed to serve regional and community markets.

The company’s properties typically accommodate department stores, national and specialty retailers, restaurants, entertainment venues and other service-oriented businesses. CBL also focuses on redeveloping and repositioning properties to add new retail, dining, entertainment, residential and other mixed-use components.

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, CBL has historically concentrated its operations in the Southeast, Midwest and other selected U.S. markets. The company has been led by Stephen D. Lebovitz, who serves as chief executive officer. CBL completed a financial restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy in 2021, continuing its operations as a retail-focused property company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.20 to $55.86
• 50-Day Range: $51.60 to $59.93
• 52-Week Range: $28.03 to $60.40
• Volume: 189,776 shs
• Average Volume: 206,473 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.95
• Dividend Yield: 4.56%
• Price Target: $55.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

CBL & Associates Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CBL & Associates Properties scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 134th 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 Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

CBL & Associates Properties has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CBL & Associates Properties has only been the subject of 1 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 CBL & Associates Properties is 7.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CBL & Associates Properties is 7.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.28.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CBL & Associates Properties has a P/B Ratio of 4.61. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.56% of the float of CBL & Associates Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CBL & Associates Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CBL & Associates Properties has recently decreased by 5.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

CBL & Associates Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CBL & Associates Properties has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CBL & Associates Properties is 36.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.50

News Sentiment

CBL & Associates Properties has a news sentiment score of -0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for CBL & Associates Properties this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added CBL & Associates Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CBL & Associates 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 $1,312,745.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.30% of the stock of CBL & Associates Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.55% of the stock of CBL & Associates Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Retail REITs
• Sub-Industry: Retail REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CBL
• CIK: 910612
• Web: www.cblproperties.com
• Phone: 423-855-0001
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 500
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CBL & Associates Properties: $55.00
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $135.97 million
• Net Margins: 36.59%
• Pretax Margin: 36.84%
• Return on Equity: 56.82%
• Return on Assets: 8.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.11
• Quick Ratio: 0.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $578.37 million
• Price / Sales: 2.93
• Cash Flow: $11.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.86
• Book Value: $11.89 per share
• Price / Book: 4.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,940,000
• Free Float: 29,303,000
• Market Cap: $1.70 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37