Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.730-2.830 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.730. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Cousins Properties Trading Up 1.6 %

CUZ stock traded up $0.47 during trading on Thursday, hitting $30.62. The company had a trading volume of 1,798,541 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,153,350. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 92.80, a PEG ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Cousins Properties has a 52-week low of $21.58 and a 52-week high of $32.55. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.59.

Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.62. Cousins Properties had a net margin of 6.17% and a return on equity of 1.14%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Cousins Properties will post 2.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cousins Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 3rd. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.18%. Cousins Properties’s dividend payout ratio is currently 387.88%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on CUZ. BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Cousins Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $32.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Cousins Properties from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. KeyCorp raised Cousins Properties from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $34.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Cousins Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Cousins Properties from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.11.

Cousins Properties Company Profile

Cousins Properties Incorporated ("Cousins") is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets.