CUZ vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, DEI, HIW, JBGS, KRC, PDM, SLG, and VNO
Should 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
Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.
94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Cousins Properties' net margin of 5.97%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.02% beat Cousins Properties' return on equity.
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.
Cousins Properties has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Cousins Properties had 6 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Cousins Properties and 5 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Cousins Properties' score of 0.68 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Cousins Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Cousins Properties pays out 387.9% 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 107.1% 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.
Cousins Properties currently has a consensus target price of $32.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.46%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.91%. Given Cousins Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than American Assets Trust.
Summary
American Assets Trust beats Cousins Properties on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CUZ) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff