The stock price of Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) has surged by 1.03 when compared to previous closing price of 29.99, but the company has seen a -0.16% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-07 that Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ ) Q4 2024 Earnings Call February 7, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Pamela Roper – General Counsel Colin Connolly – President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Hickson – Executive Vice President, Operations Kennedy Hicks – Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Gregg Adzema – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Blaine Heck – Wells Fargo Jeffrey Spector – Bank of America Nick Thillman – Baird Michael Lewis – Truist Securities John Kim – BMO Capital Markets Upal Rana – KeyBanc Capital Markets Dylan Burzinski – Green Street Anthony Paolone – JPMorgan Brendan Lynch – Barclays Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Cousins Properties Fourth Quarter Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Pamela Roper, General Counsel.
Is It Worth Investing in Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) Right Now?
Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 101.68x compared to its average ratio. CUZ has 36-month beta value of 1.27. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CUZ is 166.20M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.75% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CUZ on February 27, 2025 was 1.36M shares.
CUZ’s Market Performance
CUZ’s stock has seen a -0.16% decrease for the week, with a 0.10% rise in the past month and a -4.48% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.51% for Cousins Properties Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.12% for CUZ stock, with a simple moving average of 7.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CUZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CUZ stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for CUZ by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CUZ in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $30 based on the research report published on January 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CUZ reach a price target of $36, previously predicting the price at $33. The rating they have provided for CUZ stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 02nd, 2025.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to CUZ, setting the target price at $34 in the report published on December 17th of the previous year.
CUZ Trading at 0.09% 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 -6.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.03%, as shares surge +3.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CUZ rose by +0.16%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.34. In addition, Cousins Properties Inc saw -1.11% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cousins Properties Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 0.98, with 0.56 for asset returns.
Based on Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 534.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.91. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
