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Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) closed the day trading at $29.60 down -0.07% from the previous closing price of $29.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. CUZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.7459 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.085.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CUZ, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 65.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 51.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Mizuho on January 07, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $30 from $22 previously.
On January 02, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $33 to $36.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on December 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $34.
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 4962883584 and an Enterprise Value of 7162078720. As of this moment, Cousins’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 88.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 80.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 33.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.651 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.904.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CUZ has reached a high of $32.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.01%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CUZ traded about 1.29M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CUZ traded about 1319160 shares per day. A total of 167.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.30M. Insiders hold about 0.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.55% stake in the company. Shares short for CUZ as of 1734048000 were 4371692 with a Short Ratio of 3.39, compared to 1731628800 on 2571940. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4371692 and a Short% of Float of 3.56.
Dividends & Splits
CUZ’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.28, up from 1.28 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04321404The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.39.
