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

Company Overview

Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a holding company, which operates as an investment manager specializing in liquid real assets, which include real estate securities, listed infrastructure, commodities, natural resource equities, preferred securities, and other income solutions. It manages investment vehicles, such as institutional accounts, open-end funds and closed-end funds. The company was founded by Martin Cohen and Robert Hamilton Steers in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $72.87 to $73.85
• 50-Day Range: $72.21 to $78.14
• 52-Week Range: $68.99 to $110.67
• Volume: 238,377 shs
• Average Volume: 209,967 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.23
• Dividend Yield: 3.39%
• Price Target: $82.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cohen & Steers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cohen & Steers scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 611th out of 922 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cohen & Steers has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cohen & Steers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cohen & Steers is 23.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cohen & Steers is 23.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cohen & Steers has a PEG Ratio of 2.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cohen & Steers has a P/B Ratio of 6.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.14% 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 10, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cohen & Steers has recently increased by 3.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Cohen & Steers pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cohen & Steers has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cohen & Steers is 78.73%. 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

7.14% 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 10, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cohen & Steers has recently increased by 3.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Cohen & Steers has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Cohen & Steers this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

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 $92.34 at the start of the year. Since then, CNS stock has decreased by 20.8% and is now trading at $73.17.

How were Cohen & Steers' earnings last quarter?

Cohen & Steers Inc (NYSE:CNS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 17th. The asset manager reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.02. Cohen & Steers's revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Cohen & Steers have any subsidiaries?

Cohen & Steers subsidiaries include 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 Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.81%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.79%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.50%) and Congress Asset Management Co. (1.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Martin Cohen, Jon Cheigh, Edmond D Villani, Elena Dulik and Richard P Simon.
View institutional ownership trends.

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.

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

• Record date for 5/22 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/22/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/17/2025
• Today: 8/08/2025
• Record date for 8/21 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cohen & Steers: $82.00
• High Price Target: $102.00
• Low Price Target: $66.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 2.41
• Net Income: $151.26 million
• Net Margins: 29.82%
• Pretax Margin: 42.32%
• Return on Equity: 29.95%
• Return on Assets: 19.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.77
• Quick Ratio: 3.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $565.63 million
• Price / Sales: 6.56
• Cash Flow: $3.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.84
• Book Value: $10.61 per share
• Price / Book: 6.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,997,000
• Free Float: 26,722,000
• Market Cap: $3.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38