Cousins Properties Incorporated Stock Analysis

CUZ Stock  USD 22.46  0.71  3.26%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Cousins Properties Incorporated extending back to March 17, 1980. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Cousins Properties stands at 22.46, as last reported on the 17th of February 2026, with the highest price reaching 22.59 and the lowest price hitting 21.77 during the day.
IPO Date
26th of March 1990
200 Day MA
27.2837
50 Day MA
25.4508
Beta
1.193
 
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Cousins Properties holds a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.492. At this time, Cousins Properties' Short and Long Term Debt Total is fairly stable compared to the past year. Net Debt is likely to rise to about 3.5 B in 2026, whereas Short Term Debt is likely to drop 0.00 in 2026. With a high degree of financial leverage come high-interest payments, which usually reduce Cousins Properties' Earnings Per Share (EPS).

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Cousins Properties' liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Cousins Properties' cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Cousins Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Cousins Properties' stakeholders.
For many companies, including Cousins Properties, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Cousins Properties Incorporated, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Cousins Properties' management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
0.8062
Enterprise Value Ebitda
11.6232
Price Sales
3.8283
Shares Float
165.8 M
Dividend Share
1.28
Given that Cousins Properties' debt-to-equity ratio measures a Company's obligations relative to the value of its net assets, it is usually used by traders to estimate the extent to which Cousins Properties is acquiring new debt as a mechanism of leveraging its assets. A high debt-to-equity ratio is generally associated with increased risk, implying that it has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. Another way to look at debt-to-equity ratios is to compare the overall debt load of Cousins Properties to its assets or equity, showing how much of the company assets belong to shareholders vs. creditors. If shareholders own more assets, Cousins Properties is said to be less leveraged. If creditors hold a majority of Cousins Properties' assets, the Company is said to be highly leveraged.
At this time, Cousins Properties' Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to rise to about 177.2 M in 2026, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is likely to drop slightly above 135.9 M in 2026. . At this time, Cousins Properties' Price To Sales Ratio is fairly stable compared to the past year. Price Earnings Ratio is likely to rise to 112.22 in 2026, despite the fact that Price Earnings To Growth Ratio is likely to grow to (5.08).
Cousins Properties Incorporated is undervalued with Real Value of 27.37 and Target Price of 31.33. The main objective of Cousins Properties stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Cousins Properties Incorporated is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Cousins Properties' stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Cousins Properties stock is traded in the USA on New York Stock Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Cousins Properties is usually not traded on Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year 's Day, Dr . Martin Luther King Jr 's Birthday, Washington 's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Holiday, Independence Day ( substitute day ), Independence Day. Cousins Stock trading window is adjusted to America/New York timezone.
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Cousins Stock Analysis Notes

About 99.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 0.81. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Cousins Properties last dividend was issued on the 5th of January 2026. The entity had 1:4 split on the 17th of June 2019. Cousins Properties is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust . The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets and opportunistic investments. Cousins Properties operates under REITOffice classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 294 people. For more info on Cousins Properties Incorporated please contact Michael Connolly at 404 407 1000 or go to https://www.cousins.com.

Cousins Properties Investment Alerts

Cousins Properties generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Cousins Properties Incorporated has 3.34 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.49, which is OK given its current industry classification. Cousins Properties has a current ratio of 0.7, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. That said, strategic use of leverage may enable Cousins to fund expansion initiatives and generate superior returns.
The entity reported the last year's revenue of 993.82 M. Reported Net Loss for the year was (749 K) with profit before taxes, overhead, and interest of 671.16 M.
Over 99.0% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
On 14th of January 2026 Cousins Properties paid $ 0.32 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from insidermonkey.com: Evercore ISI Raises its Price Target on Cousins Properties Incorporated to 32 and Keeps an Outperform Rating

Cousins Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Cousins Properties' stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2025-07-31
2025-06-300.080.090.0112 
2025-02-06
2024-12-310.110.09-0.0218 
2018-04-25
2018-03-310.140.160.0214 
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Cousins Properties Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Cousins Properties' ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Cousins Properties' performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Cousins Properties' operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Cousins Properties' stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Cousins Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2025-06-30
2.6 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2025-06-30
2.4 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2025-06-30
2.3 M
Alyeska Investment Group, L.p.2025-06-30
2.3 M
Northern Trust Corp2025-06-30
1.9 M
Citadel Advisors Llc2025-06-30
1.8 M
Millennium Management Llc2025-06-30
1.8 M
Duff & Phelps Inv Mgmt Co (il)2025-06-30
1.8 M
Adage Capital Partners Gp Llc2025-06-30
1.7 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
25.6 M
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
21.2 M
Note, although Cousins Properties' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Cousins Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 3.77 B.

Cousins Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin of 0.04 %, which implies that it may need a different competitive strategy as even a very small decline in it revenue may erase profits and result in a net loss. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows Net Operating Margin of 0.21 %, which entails that for every 100 dollars of revenue, it generated $0.21 of operating income.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Capital Employed 0.03  0.03 
Return On Equity 0.01  0.01 

Management Efficiency

Cousins Properties has Return on Asset of 0.0153 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.0153 of profit. This is way below average. Cousins Properties' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Cousins Properties manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. Return On Capital Employed is likely to rise to 0.03 in 2026, whereas Return On Tangible Assets are likely to drop 0 in 2026. At this time, Cousins Properties' Total Assets are fairly stable compared to the past year. Other Assets is likely to rise to about 8.9 B in 2026, whereas Non Current Assets Total are likely to drop slightly above 156.5 M in 2026.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 28.00  25.79 
Tangible Book Value Per Share 27.02  25.23 
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 12.01  12.42 
Price Book Value Ratio 0.92  1.44 
Enterprise Value Multiple 12.01  12.42 
Price Fair Value 0.92  1.44 
Enterprise Value775.8 M502.7 M
Cousins Properties benefits from a management team that prioritizes both innovation and efficiency. We analyze these priorities to gauge the stock's future performance.
Dividend Yield
0.0589
Operating Margin
0.2134
Profit Margin
0.0411
Forward Dividend Yield
0.057
Beta
1.193

Technical Drivers

As of the 17th of February 2026, Cousins Properties shows the Mean Deviation of 1.26, risk adjusted performance of (0.07), and Standard Deviation of 1.88. Cousins Properties technical analysis gives you the methodology to make use of historical prices and volume patterns to determine a pattern that approximates the direction of the firm's future prices.

Cousins Properties Price Movement Analysis

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Cousins Properties Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Cousins Properties insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Cousins Properties' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Cousins Properties insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Michael Connolly over two weeks ago
Acquisition by Michael Connolly of 84420 shares of Cousins Properties at 24.84 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Pamela Roper over two months ago
Disposition of 7047 shares by Pamela Roper of Cousins Properties at 29.13 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
John McColl over two months ago
Acquisition by John McColl of 1137 shares of Cousins Properties at 18.68 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Gregg Adzema over three months ago
Disposition of 1336 shares by Gregg Adzema of Cousins Properties at 22.91 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
R Griffin over six months ago
Acquisition by R Griffin of 5836 shares of Cousins Properties at 23.13 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Robert Chapman over six months ago
Acquisition by Robert Chapman of 4802 shares of Cousins Properties at 28.11 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Charles Cannada over six months ago
Acquisition by Charles Cannada of 4802 shares of Cousins Properties at 28.11 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Pamela Roper over six months ago
Acquisition by Pamela Roper of 10165 shares of Cousins Properties at 23.61 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Gregg Adzema over a year ago
Disposition of 6628 shares by Gregg Adzema of Cousins Properties at 29.95 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Gregg Adzema over a year ago
Disposition of 1270 shares by Gregg Adzema of Cousins Properties at 30.53 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Michael Connolly over a year ago
Disposition of 5130 shares by Michael Connolly of Cousins Properties at 22.86 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Richard Hickson over a year ago
Disposition of 669 shares by Richard Hickson of Cousins Properties at 22.91 subject to Rule 16b-3

Cousins Properties Outstanding Bonds

Cousins Properties issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Cousins Properties uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Cousins bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Cousins Properties Incorporated has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Cousins Properties Predictive Daily Indicators

Cousins Properties intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Cousins Properties stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Cousins Properties Corporate Filings

11th of February 2026
Prospectus used primarily for registering securities for public sale.
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10th of February 2026
Other Reports
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13A
9th of February 2026
The form used by investors holding more than 5% of a company's stock, to report their beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d-1 or Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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8K
5th of February 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
4th of February 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
9th of December 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
2nd of December 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
30th of October 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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Cousins Properties Forecast Models

Cousins Properties' time-series forecasting models are one of many Cousins Properties' stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Cousins Properties' historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Cousins Properties Bond Ratings

Cousins Properties Incorporated financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Cousins Properties have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Cousins Properties' borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
5
HealthyView
Beneish M Score
(2.52)
Unlikely ManipulatorView

Cousins Properties Debt to Cash Allocation

As Cousins Properties Incorporated follows its natural business cycle, the capital allocation decisions will not magically go away. Cousins Properties' decision-makers have to determine if most of the cash flows will be poured back into or reinvested in the business, reserved for other projects beyond operational needs, or paid back to stakeholders and investors.
Cousins Properties Incorporated has 3.34 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.49, which is OK given its current industry classification. Cousins Properties has a current ratio of 0.7, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. That said, strategic use of leverage may enable Cousins to fund expansion initiatives and generate superior returns.

Cousins Properties Total Assets Over Time

Cousins Properties Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Cousins Properties uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Cousins Properties Debt Ratio

    
  25.0   
It appears most of the Cousins Properties' assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Cousins Properties' operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Cousins Properties, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Cousins Properties Corporate Bonds Issued

Cousins Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

3.51 Billion

At this time, Cousins Properties' Short and Long Term Debt Total is fairly stable compared to the past year.

About Cousins Stock Analysis

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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.04  0.04 
Operating Profit Margin 0.22  0.24 
Net Profit Margin 0.04  0.04 
Gross Profit Margin 0.27  0.25 

Current Cousins Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Cousins analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Cousins analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
31.33Strong Buy12Odds
Cousins Properties Incorporated current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Cousins analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Cousins stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Cousins Properties, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Cousins conference calls.
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Cousins Stock Analysis Indicators

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Begin Period Cash Flow7.3 M
Long Term Debt3.3 B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding168.7 M
Total Stockholder Equity4.7 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-425.7 M
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y-0.305
Property Plant And Equipment Net18.7 M
Cash And Short Term Investments5.7 M
Cash5.7 M
Net Debt3.3 B
50 Day M A25.4508
Total Current Liabilities301.4 M
Other Operating Expenses770.8 M
Non Current Assets Total164.7 M
Non Currrent Assets Other7.3 M
Stock Based Compensation16.5 M

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