After finishing at $27.78 in the prior trading day, Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) closed at $27.3, down -1.73%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.64 million shares were traded. CUZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.225.
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 860.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.20. 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 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 4584679936 and an Enterprise Value of 7753373696. As of this moment, Cousins’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 81.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 81.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.684 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.823.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CUZ is 1.32, which has changed by 0.0036764145 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17535925 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 -5.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.59%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1439960 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 166.46M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.78% stake in the company. Shares short for CUZ as of 1752537600 were 6760686 with a Short Ratio of 4.26, compared to 1749772800 on 7980880. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6760686 and a Short% of Float of 5.63.
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 0.046076313The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.47. 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.