Cosan (CSAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cosan S.A. engages in the fuel distribution business. It operates through Raízen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar segments. The company's Raízen segment engages in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, renewable sources, and sugar; trading and resale of electricity; and distribution and commercialization of fuels and lubricants. Its Compass segment distributes piped natural gas to industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, and cogeneration customers; and develops infrastructure projects in a regasification terminal, offshore gas pipeline, and thermal generation projects utilizing natural gas, as well as commercialization of electricity and natural gas. The company's Moove segment produces and distributes lubricants under the Comma brand. Its Rumo segment provides logistics services for rail transportation, port storage, and loading of goods, including grains and sugar; and leases locomotives, wagons, and another railroad equipment, as well as operates containers. The company's Radar segment manages agricultural property. It operates in Brazil, England, France, Spain and Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay, the United States, Asia, and internationally. Cosan S.A. was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.87 to $6.15
• 50-Day Range: $4.67 to $6.17
• 52-Week Range: $4.31 to $10.64
• Volume: 1.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 948,679 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.46
• Dividend Yield: 5.27%
• Price Target: $19.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Cosan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cosan scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 482 stocks in the oils/energy 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: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Cosan has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cosan has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 100.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cosan are expected to grow by 100.00% in the coming year, from $0.20 to $0.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cosan is 4.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cosan is 4.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 22.68.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cosan has a P/B Ratio of 0.38. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.46% of the float of Cosan has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cosan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cosan has recently increased by 2.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Cosan is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.32%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Cosan does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cosan is 23.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Cosan will have a dividend payout ratio of 77.50% in the coming year. This indicates that Cosan may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.46% of the float of Cosan has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cosan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cosan has recently increased by 2.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CSAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Cosan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cosan insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

CSAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CSAN shares performed this year?

Cosan's stock was trading at $5.44 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CSAN shares have increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $5.8820.
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How were Cosan's earnings last quarter?

Cosan S.A. Sponsored ADR (NYSE:CSAN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported ($0.65) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.64. The firm earned $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.17 billion. Cosan had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.39% and a negative net margin of 25.77%.
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Who are Cosan's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Cosan include Martin Currie Ltd. (0.31%), Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC (0.07%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.04%) and Trexquant Investment LP (0.04%).

How do I buy shares of Cosan?

Shares of CSAN 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 Cosan own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cosan investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 6/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Sugar & confectionery products
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CSAN
• CIK: 1430162
• Web: ir.cosan.com.br
• Phone: 55-11-3897-9797
• Fax: 55-11-3897-9799
• Employees: 11,656
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $19.00
• High Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +220.1%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.68
• P/E Growth: 3.94
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.31
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $43.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.06
• Cash Flow: $2.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.04
• Book Value: $21.87 per share
• Price / Book: 0.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 466,889,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.77 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.15