Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.21 compared to its previous closing price of 29.38. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.96% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-19 that CUZ’s Class A office assets in high-growth Sunbelt markets and rising demand for premium office space are upsides, but competition and concentration risk ail.
Is It Worth Investing in Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) is above average at 89.53x. The 36-month beta value for CUZ is also noteworthy at 1.28. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for CUZ is 166.30M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.99% of that float. The average trading volume of CUZ on December 19, 2024 was 1.21M shares.
CUZ’s Market Performance
The stock of Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) has seen a -0.96% decrease in the past week, with a -2.92% drop in the past month, and a 2.31% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.21% for CUZ. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.93% for CUZ’s stock, with a 13.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CUZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CUZ stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for CUZ by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CUZ in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $34 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CUZ reach a price target of $32, previously predicting the price at $31. The rating they have provided for CUZ stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “In-line” to CUZ, setting the target price at $29 in the report published on August 20th of the current year.
CUZ Trading at -3.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CUZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.47%, as shares sank -3.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.50% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CUZ fell by -0.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.94. In addition, Cousins Properties Inc saw 23.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CUZ starting from Roper Pamela F, who sale 7,047 shares at the price of $29.13 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, Roper Pamela F now owns 49,322 shares of Cousins Properties Inc, valued at $205,279 using the latest closing price.
Roper Pamela F, the Officer of Cousins Properties Inc, proposed sale 7,047 shares at $28.60 during a trade that took place back on Sep 12 ’24, which means that Roper Pamela F is holding shares at $201,544 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CUZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cousins Properties Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 1.14, with 0.67 for asset returns.
Based on Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 501.37 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.11.
Conclusion
In summary, Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
