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After finishing at $27.6 in the prior trading day, Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) closed at $28.22, up 2.25%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. CUZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.305 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.575.
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 11.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.75. 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 12 ’24 when Roper Pamela F sold 7,047 shares for $29.13 per share. The transaction valued at 205,279 led to the insider holds 49,322 shares of the business.
Roper Pamela F bought 7,047 shares of CUZ for $201,544 on Sep 12 ’24. On Sep 06 ’24, another insider, Symes Jeffrey D, who serves as the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 5,997 shares for $28.13 each. As a result, the insider received 168,696 and left with 12,529 shares of the company.
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 4740762112 and an Enterprise Value of 7873159168. As of this moment, Cousins’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 76.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 83.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.21. 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 8.577 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.536.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CUZ is 1.38, which has changed by 0.03597653 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 -1.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.81%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.69M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1943660 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 166.51M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.49% stake in the company. Shares short for CUZ as of 1753920000 were 7367897 with a Short Ratio of 4.35, compared to 1751241600 on 6804339. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7367897 and a Short% of Float of 6.1300002.
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 0.04637681The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.48. The current Payout Ratio is 428.81% for CUZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-06-17 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 1.0 different market analysts. 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 and $0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0. EPS for the following year is $0.27, with 1 analysts recommending between $0.27 and $0.27.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $240.81M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $243.5M to a low estimate of $238.63M. As of the current estimate, Cousins Properties Inc’s year-ago sales were $207.26MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $243.93M. There is a high estimate of $248.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $241.58M.
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 $961.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $969.17M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $847.77MBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.07B and the low estimate is $969.8M.
