Cousins Properties (CUZ) Competitors $29.05 -0.14 (-0.48%) As of 01:36 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Do analysts recommend CUZ or AAT? Cousins Properties currently has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.88%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.46%. Given Cousins Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than American Assets Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cousins Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CUZ or AAT? American Assets Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCousins Properties$856.76M5.70$45.96M$0.3778.51American Assets Trust$457.86M2.75$72.82M$1.1617.75 Which has more volatility & risk, CUZ or AAT? Cousins Properties has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CUZ or AAT a better dividend stock? Cousins Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. 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 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. 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. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CUZ or AAT? 94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Cousins Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CUZ or AAT 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 Cousins Properties6.51% 1.27% 0.70% American Assets Trust 16.26%6.47%2.34% Does the media refer more to CUZ or AAT? In the previous week, Cousins Properties had 13 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Cousins Properties and 3 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Cousins Properties' score of 1.21 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cousins Properties 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Assets Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Cousins Properties on 10 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$4.88B$8.45B$12.67B$21.40BDividend Yield4.35%5.29%5.41%3.50%P/E Ratio78.4983.48246.5229.76Price / Sales5.705.2330.9468.09Price / Cash11.8919.3719.2518.13Price / Book1.001.712.314.60Net Income$45.96M$130.30M$1.01B$998.80M7 Day Performance1.29%0.17%0.30%0.88%1 Month Performance6.18%6.53%2.86%4.26%1 Year Performance-1.56%-9.70%540.99%14.20% Cousins Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUZCousins Properties4.425 of 5 stars$29.05-0.5%$32.50+11.9%-0.9%$4.88B$856.76M78.49290News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownAATAmerican Assets Trust3.8166 of 5 stars$20.75-0.8%$20.50-1.2%-22.7%$1.28B$457.86M17.89220Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.6883 of 5 stars$4.42+1.0%$5.00+13.3%-14.3%$759.07M$505.52M-2.35330News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownBXPBXP3.0327 of 5 stars$75.89-1.2%$76.73+1.1%-2.7%$12.17B$3.41B2,530.44780Dividend CutAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeDEIDouglas Emmett4.1038 of 5 stars$16.58-2.0%$18.11+9.3%-1.4%$2.83B$986.48M75.35750Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.6639 of 5 stars$31.92+0.2%$32.17+0.8%-1.9%$3.44B$825.86M26.82340Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeJBGSJBG SMITH Properties1.4523 of 5 stars$23.01+1.2%$17.00-26.1%+29.8%$1.40B$547.31M-12.17910News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeKRCKilroy Realty4.0915 of 5 stars$42.71+0.0%$38.82-9.1%+19.3%$5.05B$1.14B23.21260News CoveragePositive NewsPDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.2591 of 5 stars$8.83+0.5%$8.67-1.8%-10.6%$1.09B$570.32M-16.05150Positive NewsSLGSL Green Realty2.541 of 5 stars$60.88-1.8%$67.29+10.5%-6.4%$4.42B$886.27M-112.741,221News CoverageAnalyst ForecastVNOVornado Realty Trust4.6065 of 5 stars$40.70-1.4%$37.90-6.9%+15.7%$7.93B$1.79B10.072,996Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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