Cousins Properties Incorporated

Company Profile

Cousins Properties Incorporated had its IPO on 1990-03-26 under the ticker symbol CUZ.

The company operates in the Real Estate sector and REIT-Office industry. Cousins Properties Incorporated has a staff strength of 286 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Cousins Properties Incorporated opened at $22.43 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $22.35 - $22.72, and closed at $22.48.

This is a -1.06% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,834,345 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Cousins Properties Incorporated have slipped by -5.31%.

Cousins Properties Incorporated's Key Ratios

Cousins Properties Incorporated has a market cap of $3.00 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.8446 and a price to sales ratio of 5.0818.

In the last 12-months Cousins Properties Incorporated’s revenue was $780.93 million with a gross profit of $507.06 million and an EBITDA of $485.66 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Cousins Properties Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Cousins Properties Incorporated’s operating margin was 23.7% while its return on assets stood at 1.55% with a return of equity of 3.51%.

In Q1, Cousins Properties Incorporated’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -22.2% while revenue growth was a positive 8.3%.

Cousins Properties Incorporated’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

17.6786

PEG

0

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.12 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 0. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Cousins Properties Incorporated’s profitability.

Cousins Properties Incorporated stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 8.2644 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.336. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 5.0818.

Cousins Properties Incorporated stock pays annual dividends of $1.28 per share, indicating a yield of 6.58% and a payout ratio of 115.32%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$7.58 billion

Total Liabilities

$359.11 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-93847000.00

Capital Expenditure

$69.86 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

115.32%

Cousins Properties Incorporated ended 2024 with $7.58 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $7.58 billion while shareholder equity stood at $4.60 billion.

Cousins Properties Incorporated ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $359.11 million in other current liabilities, 154256000.00 in common stock, $-1039694000.00 in retained earnings and $1.67 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $3.59 million and cash and short-term investments were $3.59 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $0 while long-term debt stood at $2.45 billion.

Cousins Properties Incorporated’s total current assets stands at $205.93 million while long-term investments were $136.72 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $202.35 million compared to accounts payable of $205.02 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Cousins Properties Incorporated's operating cash flow was $-93847000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $69.86 million.

Comparatively, Cousins Properties Incorporated paid $1.15 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$22.48

52-Week High

$32.3294

52-Week Low

$17.7826

Analyst Target Price

$25.7

Cousins Properties Incorporated stock is currently trading at $22.48 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $32.3294 and a 52-week low of $32.3294. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $25.7.

Its 50-day moving average was $23.3 and 200-day moving average was $22.71 The short ratio stood at 2.8 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 59.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 11157.9% are held by institutions.