Cousins Properties Company Profile (NYSE:CUZ)

About Cousins Properties

Cousins Properties Incorporated (Cousins) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company focuses on development, acquisition, leasing and property management. The Company's investment strategy is to purchase Class A office assets or locate opportunistic development or redevelopment projects in its core markets to which it can add value through relationships, capital, or market expertise. The Company's segments include Office, Retail, Land and Other. The Company's segments by property type are Office, Mixed Use and Other. The Company's segments by geographical region are Atlanta, Houston, Austin, Charlotte and Other. The Company invests in Class-A office towers and mixed-use developments in Sunbelt markets, including Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas and Houston.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: REIT - Diversified
Sub-Industry: Diversified REITs
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: CUZ
CUSIP: 22279510

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $10.74
50 Day Moving Average: $10.75
200 Day Moving Average: $10.53
52-Week Range: $7.53 - $11.40
Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.22
Foreward P/E Ratio: 11.55
P/E Growth: 4.77
Market Cap: $2.26B
Outstanding Shares: 210,169,000
Beta: 1.26

Profitability:

Net Margins: 37.51%
Return on Equity: 8.41%
Return on Assets: 5.38%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47%
Current Ratio: 1.65%
Quick Ratio: 1.65%

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Consensus Ratings for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Hold Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$11.00 (2.42% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/17/2016	Robert W. Baird	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral	$11.00
11/24/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$12.00 -> $11.00
2/13/2015	Cantor Fitzgerald	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$13.50
12/3/2014	Bank of America Corp.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
12/3/2014	Stifel Nicolaus	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$13.50
10/21/2014	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Buy

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/25/2016
7/26/2016	Q216	$0.22	$0.21	$89.52 million	$92.70 million	View	N/A
5/4/2016	Q116	$0.22	$0.21	$91.81 million	$91.30 million	View	N/A
2/10/2016	Q415	$0.21	$0.23	$95.68 million	$93.60 million	View	Listen
10/27/2015	Q315	$0.21	$0.24	$97.18 million	$98.20 million	View	Listen
7/28/2015	Q215	$0.20	$0.21	$93.01 million	$97.90 million	View	Listen
5/6/2015	Q115	$0.20	$0.21	$97.80 million	$91.97 million	View	N/A
2/12/2015	Q414	$0.22	$0.24	$93.61 million	$106.06 million	View	N/A
10/29/2014	Q314	$0.19	$0.20	$82.10 million	$89.10 million	View	N/A
7/29/2014	Q214	$0.17	$0.18	$78.24 million	$84.51 million	View	N/A
5/7/2014	Q114	$0.17	$0.19	$77.92 million	$81.72 million	View	N/A
2/19/2014	Q413	$0.16	$0.18	$71.52 million	$79.50 million	View	N/A
10/30/2013	Q313	$0.11	$0.11	$41.00 million	$49.20 million	View	N/A
7/29/2013	Q213	$0.12	$0.14		$441.20 million	View	N/A
5/8/2013	Q1 2013	$0.12	$0.11	$37.98 million	$41.26 million	View	N/A
2/13/2013	Q4 2012	$0.11	$0.15	$34.25 million	$39.30 million	View	N/A
10/30/2012		$0.13	$0.15			View	N/A
7/31/2012		$0.12	$0.13			View	N/A
5/9/2012		$0.12	$0.13			View	N/A
2/21/2012		$0.12	$0.16			View	N/A
11/2/2011		$0.11	$0.14			View	N/A
8/3/2011		$0.11	$0.11			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.11	$0.08			View	N/A
2/7/2011		$0.13	$0.10			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.88 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.93 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$0.22	$0.22	$0.22
Q2 2016	2	$0.21	$0.23	$0.22
Q3 2016	2	$0.22	$0.23	$0.23
Q4 2016	3	$0.22	$0.24	$0.23
Q1 2017	2	$0.23	$0.23	$0.23
Q2 2017	1	$0.23	$0.23	$0.23
Q3 2017	1	$0.24	$0.24	$0.24
Q4 2017	2	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

Annual Dividend:	$0.32
Dividend Yield:	2.98%
Dividend Growth:	21.10% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	47.76% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 36.36% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 34.41% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	2 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/4/2016	quarterly	$0.08	3.06%	8/19/2016	8/23/2016	9/6/2016
4/15/2016	quarterly	$0.08	3.1%	5/11/2016	5/13/2016	5/27/2016
1/19/2016	quarterly	$0.08	3.76%	2/3/2016	2/5/2016	2/22/2016
11/13/2015	quarterly	$0.08	3.34%	12/2/2015	12/4/2015	12/18/2015
7/17/2015	quarterly	$0.08	3.09%	8/6/2015	8/10/2015	8/24/2015
4/17/2015	quarterly	$0.08	3.14%	5/13/2015	5/15/2015	5/28/2015
1/16/2015	quarterly	$0.08	2.85%	2/4/2015	2/6/2015	2/23/2015
11/13/2014	quarterly	$0.08	2.42%	12/3/2014	12/5/2014	12/19/2014
7/17/2014	quarterly	$0.08	2.38%	8/7/2014	8/11/2014	8/25/2014
4/16/2014	quarterly	$0.08	2.59%	5/13/2014	5/15/2014	5/28/2014
1/16/2014	quarterly	$0.08	2.85%	2/6/2014	2/10/2014	2/24/2014
11/14/2013	quarterly	$0.05	1.67%	12/4/2013	12/6/2013	12/20/2013
7/18/2013	quarterly	$0.05	1.68%	8/7/2013	8/9/2013	8/26/2013
4/16/2013	quarterly	$0.05	1.73%	5/14/2013	5/16/2013	5/29/2013
1/18/2013	quarterly	$0.05	2.08%	2/6/2013	2/9/2013	2/23/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 3.16%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 99.72%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
2/17/2016	Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III	CEO	Buy	11,750	$8.48	$99,640.00
12/14/2015	S Taylor Glover	Chairman	Buy	50,000	$8.99	$449,500.00
9/11/2015	Lawrence L Gellerstedt III	CEO	Buy	27,000	$9.24	$249,480.00
9/11/2015	Michael Colin Connolly	CIO	Buy	5,000	$9.23	$46,150.00
9/10/2015	Gregg D Adzema	CFO	Buy	10,000	$9.08	$90,800.00
9/9/2015	S Taylor Glover	Chairman	Buy	110,000	$9.07	$997,700.00
9/22/2014	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Buy	10,000	$12.39	$123,900.00
9/16/2014	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Buy	10,000	$12.47	$124,700.00
9/12/2014	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Buy	10,000	$12.55	$125,500.00
9/2/2014	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Buy	260,000	$12.75	$3,315,000.00
8/13/2014	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Buy	31,943	$12.65	$404,078.95
2/21/2014	Tom Charlesworth	Director	Sell	4,604	$11.48	$52,853.92
12/24/2013	William Porter Payne	Director	Sell	30,436	$10.28	$312,882.08
11/6/2013	Tom Charlesworth	Director	Sell	24,500	$11.29	$276,605.00
7/26/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	2,418	$10.59	$25,606.62
7/26/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	12,530	$10.59	$132,692.70
7/25/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	3,135	$10.63	$33,325.05
7/25/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	16,250	$10.63	$172,737.50
7/23/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	5,472	$10.81	$59,152.32
7/23/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	28,362	$10.81	$306,593.22
7/19/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	4,412	$10.83	$47,781.96
7/19/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	22,873	$10.83	$247,714.59
7/16/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	1,949	$10.81	$21,068.69
7/15/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	6,571	$10.71	$70,375.41
7/15/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	34,061	$10.71	$364,793.31
7/11/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	12,540	$10.58	$132,673.20
7/11/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	65,000	$10.58	$687,700.00
7/9/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	4,304	$10.34	$44,503.36
7/9/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	22,309	$10.34	$230,675.06
7/3/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	8,035	$10.27	$82,519.45
7/3/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	41,651	$10.27	$427,755.77
7/1/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	3,335	$10.16	$33,883.60
7/1/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	17,290	$10.16	$175,666.40
6/27/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	9,403	$10.07	$94,688.21
6/27/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	48,746	$10.07	$490,872.22
6/18/2013	Tom G Charlesworth	Director	Sell	31,101	$9.88	$307,277.88
6/12/2013	Tom G Charlesworth	Director	Sell	15,534	$9.46	$146,951.64
3/14/2013	Lillian C Giornelli	Director	Sell	100,000	$10.06	$1,006,000.00
3/14/2013	Thomas G Cousins	Chairman	Sell	1,200,000	$10.06	$12,072,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

Date	Headline
	Cousins Properties Has Returned 21.4% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (CUZ) (NYSE:CUZ) www.mysmartrend.com - September 22 at 4:36 PM
	Cousins Properties Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Release And Conference Call Notice (NYSE:CUZ) www.publicnow.com - September 21 at 8:43 AM
	Cousins Properties Up 21.7% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (CUZ) (NYSE:CUZ) www.mysmartrend.com - September 15 at 4:51 PM
	Cousins Properties, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : CUZ-US : September 14, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 4:33 PM
	Cousins Properties Reaches Analyst Target Price (NYSE:CUZ) www.nasdaq.com - September 9 at 9:19 AM
	Uptrend Call Working As Cousins Properties Stock Rises 22.1% (CUZ) (NYSE:CUZ) www.mysmartrend.com - September 1 at 10:01 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Cousins Properties, Inc. : August 29, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - August 29 at 4:43 PM
	Cousins Properties, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : CUZ-US : August 26, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - August 26 at 9:22 AM
	Cousins Properties-Parkway Merger Gets Shareholders' Nod (NYSE:CUZ) www.zacks.com - August 24 at 9:01 AM
	Cousins Properties and Parkway Properties stockholders approve merger (NYSE:CUZ) www.bizjournals.com - August 24 at 9:01 AM
	COUSINS PROPERTIES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financi (NYSE:CUZ) biz.yahoo.com - August 23 at 9:38 PM
	Cousins And Parkway Stockholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger (NYSE:CUZ) www.publicnow.com - August 23 at 4:36 PM
	Cousins Property Rating Lowered To Neutral By Baird Due To Houston Headwinds (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - August 17 at 9:50 PM
	Cousins Prop downgraded by Robert W. Baird (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - August 17 at 4:40 PM
	Cousins Properties (CUZ) Stock Slides, Downgraded at Baird (NYSE:CUZ) www.thestreet.com - August 17 at 4:40 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Cousins Properties, Inc. : August 16, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - August 16 at 4:34 PM
	Cousins Properties, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : CUZ-US : August 15, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - August 15 at 11:47 AM
	Hines, Cousins ready to land some 'strong prospects' for next big Victory Park project (NYSE:CUZ) www.bizjournals.com - August 10 at 10:41 PM
	Cousins Properties, Inc. :CUZ-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 10, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - August 10 at 4:36 PM
	Parkway Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - August 8 at 4:36 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Cousins Properties, Inc. : August 4, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - August 4 at 4:43 PM
	Cousins-Integral project eyed for MARTA's Arts Center station (NYSE:CUZ) www.bizjournals.com - August 4 at 9:48 AM
	Cousins Properties Announces Its Third Quarter 2016 Common Stock Dividend (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 4:37 PM
	Cousins Properties, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : CUZ-US : August 2, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - August 2 at 4:37 PM
	COUSINS PROPERTIES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:CUZ) biz.yahoo.com - July 28 at 4:09 PM
	Edited Transcript of CUZ earnings conference call or presentation 27-Jul-16 3:00pm GMT (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 4:41 PM
	Cousins Properties (CUZ) Q2 FFO In-Line, Revenues Fall Y/Y (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 3:33 PM
	Cousins Properties reports 2Q results (NYSE:CUZ) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 5:53 PM
	Cousins Properties FFO in-line, beats on revenue (NYSE:CUZ) seekingalpha.com - July 26 at 4:54 PM
	Q2 2016 Cousins Properties Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NYSE:CUZ) biz.yahoo.com - July 26 at 7:07 AM
	Cousins Properties Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call Notice (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 4:15 PM
	Cousins Properties Names Colin Connolly Chief Operating Officer (NYSE:CUZ) www.publicnow.com - July 14 at 4:48 PM
	Cousins Properties, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : CUZ-US : July 12, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - July 12 at 8:17 AM
	Microsoft Corp. to anchor Avalon office development (NYSE:CUZ) www.bizjournals.com - June 7 at 7:25 AM
	Hines And Cousins Sign Lease With Microsoft Corp. At 8000 Avalon In Atlanta, Georgia (NYSE:CUZ) www.publicnow.com - June 7 at 6:48 AM
	The Statistics Don’t Lie: Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) Earnings Preview (NYSE:CUZ) istreetwire.com - June 6 at 9:54 PM
	Insiders Seeing Green With CUZ At New 52-Week High (NYSE:CUZ) www.nasdaq.com - June 3 at 10:36 PM
	Cousins Inks Lease Deals for Atlanta's 191 Peachtree Tower (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 6:30 AM
	Cousins Properties Announces New Leases at One Ninety One Peachtree Tower (NYSE:CUZ) www.publicnow.com - May 19 at 4:52 PM
	COUSINS PROPERTIES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhib (NYSE:CUZ) biz.yahoo.com - May 12 at 6:13 AM
	Cousins Properties, Inc. :CUZ-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers (NYSE:CUZ) www.capitalcube.com - May 6 at 11:27 AM
	Edited Transcript of CUZ earnings conference call or presentation 5-May-16 3:00pm GMT (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 5:37 PM
	Parkway Reports First Quarter 2016 Results (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 4:15 PM
	Cousins Properties (CUZ) Misses on Q1 FFO, Revenues Fall (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 9:10 AM
	Cousins Properties Reports Results For Quarter Ended March 31, 2016 (NYSE:CUZ) www.publicnow.com - May 4 at 5:01 PM
	Q1 2016 Cousins Properties Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NYSE:CUZ) biz.yahoo.com - May 4 at 7:07 AM
	What we know about the properties in Cousins and Parkway's Houston spinoff (NYSE:CUZ) www.bizjournals.com - May 3 at 4:06 PM
	Cousins Properties Focuses on Trophy Assets: Worth a Hold? (NYSE:CUZ) finance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 3:30 PM
	Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ): President & CEO GELLERSTEDT LAWRENCE L III buys 11,750 shares (NYSE:CUZ) empowerednews.net - February 23 at 11:55 PM
	Sum Up The Pieces: UYG Could Be Worth $66 (NYSE:CUZ) www.nasdaq.com - February 16 at 2:56 PM