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

Company Overview

Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a global investment management company specializing in real assets and alternative income. The firm manages investment strategies focused on real estate securities, infrastructure, natural resource equities, commodities, preferred securities and other income-oriented assets.

Its products and services include mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, separately managed accounts, institutional portfolios and private-market strategies. Cohen & Steers serves institutional investors, financial intermediaries and individual investors through a range of publicly traded and privately held investment vehicles.

Founded in 1986 by Martin Cohen and Robert Steers, the company is headquartered in New York City and serves clients in North America, Europe and Asia. Its global platform provides access to real-asset markets across multiple regions and investment categories. Joseph Harvey serves as president and chief executive officer, while Martin Cohen is executive chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.99 to $72.67
• 50-Day Range: $66.32 to $85.61
• 52-Week Range: $58.39 to $86.56
• Volume: 311,135 shs
• Average Volume: 359,517 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.56
• Dividend Yield: 3.81%
• Price Target: $88.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cohen & Steers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cohen & Steers scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 206th out of 851 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cohen & Steers has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Cohen & Steers has a consensus price target of $88.00, representing about 25.2% upside from its current price of $70.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cohen & Steers has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cohen & Steers are expected to grow by 7.18% in the coming year, from $3.48 to $3.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cohen & Steers is 21.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cohen & Steers is 21.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cohen & Steers has a PEG Ratio of 3.07. 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 5.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.99% 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 5.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cohen & Steers has recently increased by 9.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Cohen & Steers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cohen & Steers is 82.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cohen & Steers will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.85% next year. This indicates that Cohen & Steers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Cohen & Steers has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Cohen & Steers this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 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

45.40% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/15/2026
• Today: 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• 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: 424
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cohen & Steers: $88.00
• High Price Target: $88.00
• Low Price Target: $88.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.20
• P/E Growth: 3.07
• Net Income: $153.22 million
• Net Margins: 28.16%
• Pretax Margin: 37.94%
• Return on Equity: 27.45%
• Return on Assets: 19.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 12.46
• Quick Ratio: 12.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $635.16 million
• Price / Sales: 5.69
• Cash Flow: $3.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.74
• Book Value: $11.98 per share
• Price / Book: 5.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,422,000
• Free Float: 28,076,000
• Market Cap: $3.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22