Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) Competitors

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to VNO or CUZ?

In the previous week, Cousins Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Vornado Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cousins Properties and 13 mentions for Vornado Realty Trust. Cousins Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Vornado Realty Trust's score of 1.02 indicating that Cousins Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vornado Realty Trust	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cousins Properties	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, VNO or CUZ?

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Cousins Properties. Vornado Realty 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.81B	3.94	$70.39M	$0.52	71.50
Cousins Properties	$897.85M	4.99	$45.96M	$0.33	80.86

Do analysts recommend VNO or CUZ?

Vornado Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.21%. Cousins Properties has a consensus target price of $32.20, suggesting a potential upside of 20.67%. Given Cousins Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than Vornado Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vornado Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Cousins Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Which has more volatility & risk, VNO or CUZ?

Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cousins Properties has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VNO or CUZ?

Vornado Realty Trust received 237 more outperform votes than Cousins Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.81% of users gave Vornado Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 56.72% of users gave Cousins Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vornado Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 524 58.81%	Underperform Votes 367 41.19%
Cousins Properties	Outperform Votes 287 56.72%	Underperform Votes 219 43.28%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VNO or CUZ?

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Cousins Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VNO or CUZ a better dividend stock?

Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Cousins Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Vornado Realty Trust pays out 142.3% 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 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.

Is VNO or CUZ 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
Vornado Realty Trust	3.94%	1.60%	0.44%
Cousins Properties	5.36%	1.00%	0.58%

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust and Cousins Properties tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.