Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 83.57x compared to its average ratio. CUZ has 36-month beta value of 1.33. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CUZ is 166.45M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.18% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CUZ on May 15, 2025 was 1.44M shares.
CUZ) stock’s latest price update
Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE: CUZ) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.24 compared to its previous closing price of 28.33. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.16% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-06 that Cousins Properties is paying out a 5.5% dividend yield that is 215% covered by 2025 FFO per share. The REIT’s focus on Class A office properties has so far insulated its occupancy rates from weakness in Austin, its largest market by net operating income. The current dividend yield is not attractive against underlying Austin weakness and does not provide a substantial spread above the US 10-year Treasury yield.
CUZ’s Market Performance
Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) has seen a 1.16% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 5.82% gain in the past month and a -8.08% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.38% for CUZ. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.26% for CUZ’s stock, with a simple moving average of -4.70% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CUZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CUZ stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for CUZ by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CUZ in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $31 based on the research report published on April 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 $35. The rating they have provided for CUZ stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 17th, 2025.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to CUZ, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on January 07th of the current year.
CUZ Trading at -0.43% 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 -14.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.71%, as shares surge +4.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.41% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CUZ rose by +1.16%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.63. In addition, Cousins Properties Inc saw -8.68% 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:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cousins Properties Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 1.15, with 0.66 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 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.47.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 536.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.51for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1.
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’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.
