Cousins Properties (CUZ) Competitors $28.46 -0.32 (-1.11%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.45 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 04:10 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. AAT, BDN, BXP, DEI, HIW, JBGS, KRC, PDM, SLG, and VNOShould you be buying Cousins Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cousins Properties include American Assets Trust (AAT), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), SL Green Realty (SLG), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Cousins Properties vs. Its Competitors American Assets Trust Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties JBG SMITH Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust SL Green Realty Vornado Realty Trust American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AAT or CUZ? American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cousins Properties has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAT or CUZ? 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AAT or CUZ a better dividend stock? American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Cousins Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% 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 pays out 345.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. American Assets Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AAT or CUZ? American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cousins Properties. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cousins Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Assets Trust$452.81M2.72$72.82M$1.1617.39Cousins Properties$925.00M5.17$45.96M$0.3776.92 Is AAT or CUZ more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Cousins Properties' net margin of 6.51%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Cousins Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Assets Trust16.26% 6.47% 2.34% Cousins Properties 6.51%1.27%0.70% Do analysts prefer AAT or CUZ? American Assets Trust currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.64%. Cousins Properties has a consensus price target of $32.91, indicating a potential upside of 15.63%. Given Cousins Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than American Assets Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cousins Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media refer more to AAT or CUZ? In the previous week, Cousins Properties had 8 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cousins Properties and 2 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Cousins Properties' score of 0.27 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Assets Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cousins Properties 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Cousins Properties on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CUZ 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 PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.78B$8.45B$12.67B$22.12BDividend Yield4.44%5.43%5.51%3.55%P/E Ratio76.9281.4430.3029.95Price / Sales5.175.2429.9770.78Price / Cash11.6318.5119.7618.33Price / Book0.981.652.314.65Net Income$45.96M$128.86M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.73%-0.44%0.45%1.21%1 Month Performance-3.47%-3.28%1.00%3.21%1 Year Performance-1.62%-10.46%542.69%14.03% Cousins Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUZCousins Properties4.5588 of 5 stars$28.46-1.1%$32.91+15.6%-0.6%$4.78B$925.00M76.92290Ex-DividendAnalyst UpgradeAATAmerican Assets Trust3.4815 of 5 stars$20.19-0.5%$20.50+1.6%-22.8%$1.24B$457.86M17.40220BDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.178 of 5 stars$4.20-3.7%$4.50+7.1%-28.4%$757.33M$505.52M-2.23330High Trading VolumeBXPBXP3.3921 of 5 stars$75.30+0.6%$77.13+2.4%-6.4%$11.85B$3.41B2,510.67780DEIDouglas Emmett4.5891 of 5 stars$15.55-0.1%$18.57+19.4%-13.7%$2.61B$986.48M70.68750HIWHighwoods Properties3.823 of 5 stars$31.18-0.4%$32.17+3.2%-1.3%$3.38B$825.86M26.20340Analyst DowngradeJBGSJBG SMITH Properties1.5695 of 5 stars$21.63-1.2%$17.00-21.4%+21.9%$1.35B$547.31M-11.44910Positive NewsKRCKilroy Realty4.0082 of 5 stars$42.48-0.4%$39.45-7.1%+10.9%$5.05B$1.14B23.08260PDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.1596 of 5 stars$8.88+1.2%$8.67-2.4%-10.8%$1.09B$570.32M-16.14150Positive NewsSLGSL Green Realty3.1232 of 5 stars$59.86+0.8%$67.79+13.2%-12.5%$4.23B$886.27M-110.841,221Positive NewsVNOVornado Realty Trust4.095 of 5 stars$40.36+0.2%$38.64-4.3%+4.1%$7.73B$1.79B9.992,996Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Assets Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors BXP Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors JBG SMITH Properties Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors Piedmont Realty Trust Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Vornado Realty Trust 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe $20 stock that could make silicon chips obsolete$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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