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After finishing at $28.61 in the prior trading day, Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) closed at $28.17, down -1.54%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.66 million shares were traded. CUZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.03.
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 11.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.70. 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 4806269952 and an Enterprise Value of 7864760832. As of this moment, Cousins’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 76.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 83.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.568 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.521.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CUZ is 1.39, which has changed by -0.037909865 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15101504 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 -0.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.76%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1548430 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 102.29% stake in the company. Shares short for CUZ as of 1756425600 were 7661449 with a Short Ratio of 4.53, compared to 1753920000 on 7367897. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7661449 and a Short% of Float of 6.38.
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 0.0447396. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.49. The current Payout Ratio is 428.81% for CUZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-07 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
Currently, 1.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) in the stock market.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 $0.37. EPS for the following year is $0.27, with 1 analysts recommending between $0.27 and $0.27.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $240.03M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $243.5M 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 $243.04M. There is a high estimate of $248.2M 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 $965.37M. 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.
