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After finishing at $29.77 in the prior trading day, Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) closed at $30.1, up 1.11%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.08 million shares were traded. CUZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.785.
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 948.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 0.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
On March 17, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $35.
Mizuho Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on January 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $22 to $30.
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 5054903296 and an Enterprise Value of 8142928896. As of this moment, Cousins’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 89.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 97.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.12 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.518.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CUZ is 1.33, which has changed by 0.30021596 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 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 $22.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1569520 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 167.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.39M. Insiders hold about 0.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.64% stake in the company. Shares short for CUZ as of 1749772800 were 7980880 with a Short Ratio of 5.34, compared to 1747267200 on 5720358. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7980880 and a Short% of Float of 6.65.
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 0.042996302The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.46. The current Payout Ratio is 428.81% for CUZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1751846400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-06-17 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.