Cousins Properties (CUZ) Competitors $28.24 +0.47 (+1.69%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.24 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CUZ vs. VNO, LXP, AAT, WSR, GOOD, OLP, GYRO, WY, ESS, and SUIShould you be buying Cousins Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cousins Properties include Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), American Assets Trust (AAT), Whitestone REIT (WSR), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Gyrodyne (GYRO), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Essex Property Trust (ESS), and Sun Communities (SUI). Cousins Properties vs. Vornado Realty Trust LXP Industrial Trust American Assets Trust Whitestone REIT Gladstone Commercial One Liberty Properties Gyrodyne Weyerhaeuser Essex Property Trust Sun Communities Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Is CUZ or VNO more profitable? Cousins Properties has a net margin of 5.36% compared to Vornado Realty Trust's net margin of 3.94%. Vornado Realty Trust's return on equity of 1.60% beat Cousins Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cousins Properties5.36% 1.00% 0.58% Vornado Realty Trust 3.94%1.60%0.44% Is CUZ or VNO a better dividend stock? Cousins Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Cousins Properties pays out 426.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vornado Realty Trust pays out 1,850.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cousins Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, CUZ or VNO? Cousins Properties has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in CUZ or VNO? 94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, CUZ or VNO? Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Cousins Properties. Cousins Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vornado Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCousins Properties$856.76M5.53$45.96M$0.3094.13Vornado Realty Trust$1.79B4.00$70.39M$0.04931.75 Does the media favor CUZ or VNO? In the previous week, Cousins Properties had 8 more articles in the media than Vornado Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Cousins Properties and 14 mentions for Vornado Realty Trust. Vornado Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Cousins Properties' score of 1.26 indicating that Vornado Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cousins Properties 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vornado Realty Trust 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CUZ or VNO? Vornado Realty Trust received 239 more outperform votes than Cousins Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.94% of users gave Vornado Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 56.77% of users gave Cousins Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCousins PropertiesOutperform Votes28556.77% Underperform Votes21743.23% Vornado Realty TrustOutperform Votes52458.94% Underperform Votes36541.06% Do analysts recommend CUZ or VNO? Cousins Properties currently has a consensus price target of $32.70, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.96%. Given Cousins Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than Vornado Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cousins Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Vornado Realty Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 SummaryCousins Properties beats Vornado Realty Trust on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cousins Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CUZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CUZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCousins PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.74B$7.02B$11.28B$19.22BDividend Yield4.58%7.05%5.76%4.00%P/E Ratio94.1360.5522.3933.45Price / Sales5.538.4226.5329.18Price / Cash12.2617.3217.5917.52Price / Book0.971.682.714.55Net Income$45.96M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.84%2.62%1.91%2.18%1 Month Performance-4.34%-4.42%0.53%-2.05%1 Year Performance19.71%4.75%538.80%5.45% Cousins Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUZCousins Properties4.2611 of 5 stars$28.24+1.7%$32.70+15.8%+21.2%$4.74B$856.76M94.13290Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsVNOVornado Realty Trust3.832 of 5 stars$36.47+2.0%$38.00+4.2%+40.9%$7.00B$1.79B911.753,150Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.5226 of 5 stars$7.93+1.4%$11.33+42.9%-4.9%$2.35B$358.46M61.0070Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust4.2198 of 5 stars$19.00+1.7%$21.00+10.5%-12.1%$1.16B$457.85M21.35220Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsWSRWhitestone REIT4.0642 of 5 stars$13.22+0.7%$16.00+21.0%+8.1%$672.83M$155.51M32.2490Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGOODGladstone Commercial2.5271 of 5 stars$14.10-0.1%$15.00+6.4%+3.4%$645.17M$149.39M54.2370Upcoming EarningsOLPOne Liberty Properties3.8468 of 5 stars$24.21+0.8%$28.00+15.7%+5.3%$522.62M$90.56M14.949Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGYROGyrodyne1.3667 of 5 stars$7.84-1.1%N/A+1.2%$17.23M$4.86M0.006Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWYWeyerhaeuser4.1724 of 5 stars$25.56+3.0%$33.75+32.0%-14.4%$18.55B$7.12B46.479,260Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeESSEssex Property Trust4.0718 of 5 stars$277.70+0.8%$307.11+10.6%+15.9%$17.86B$1.77B24.061,770Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSUISun Communities3.2669 of 5 stars$123.50+1.0%$135.70+9.9%+15.7%$15.76B$3.20B66.407,590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vornado Realty Trust Competitors LXP Industrial Trust Competitors American Assets Trust Competitors Whitestone REIT Competitors Gladstone Commercial Competitors One Liberty Properties Competitors Gyrodyne Competitors Weyerhaeuser Competitors Essex Property Trust Competitors Sun Communities Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CUZ) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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