Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Ulysses Smith

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After finishing at $28.44 in the prior trading day, Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) closed at $28.01, down -1.51%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.1 million shares were traded. CUZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.86.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CUZ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.45 and its Current Ratio is at 2.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.76.

On April 07, 2025, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $31.

On March 17, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $35.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on March 17, 2025, with a $35 target price.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 05 ’25 when Symes Jeffrey D sold 4,612 shares for $29.30 per share. The transaction valued at 135,132 led to the insider holds 13,518 shares of the business.

Symes Jeffrey D bought 4,612 shares of CUZ for $133,932 on Sep 05 ’25.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CUZ now has a Market Capitalization of 4777711104 and an Enterprise Value of 7837885952. As of this moment, Cousins’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 75.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 76.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.539 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.475.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CUZ is 1.37, which has changed by -0.037787676 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CUZ has reached a high of $32.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.03%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1254180 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 167.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.52M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.05% stake in the company. Shares short for CUZ as of 1757894400 were 7403873 with a Short Ratio of 4.75, compared to 1755216000 on 7503381. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7403873 and a Short% of Float of 6.16.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, CUZ’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.28, compared to 1.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04500703. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.5. The current Payout Ratio is 428.81% for CUZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-06-17 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 1.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.06, with high estimates of $0.06 and low estimates of $0.06.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.46 and $0.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.38. EPS for the following year is $0.27, with 1 analysts recommending between $0.27 and $0.27.

Revenue Estimates

7 analysts predict $240.6M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $246M to a low estimate of $235.8M. As of. The current estimate, Cousins Properties Inc’s year-ago sales were $207.26MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $243.61M. There is a high estimate of $250M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $237.26M.

A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CUZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $982.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $953.81M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $965.45M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $847.77MBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.07B and the low estimate is $959.76M.

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