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CUZ analysis

Cousins Properties IncorporatedREIT - Office. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

CUZ
Cousins Properties Incorporated · REIT - Office
Yield4.3%B+
Rev+16.0%B+
D/E0.84B+
67.8REIT strength
$29.44$4.8B
1Y Target$33.64Analyst consensus · 11 analysts
5Y Target$58.83Compound horizon
10Y Target$105.14Long-dated conviction
Yield4.3%
B+
Yield 4.3% — healthy income · REITs are valued on FFO / AFFO, which our data source doesn't provide — we grade income, growth, and sector-relative leverage instead.
Rev+16.0%
B+
Revenue +16.0% — above sector median, healthy trajectory
D/E0.84
B+
D/E 0.84 — below the Real Estate debt median (≈40th pctile)

Forward price target — the 1-year figure is the analyst consensus where the stock is covered; the 5- and 10-year figures compound our earnings estimate from there. The DCF below is a separate cross-check on intrinsic value (what it's worth today), not another target.

Financial strength · 67.8 / 100
Profitability16.3
Value (P/B)86.3
Income83.4

A peer-relative read for reits on profitability (ROE, depreciation-adjusted), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
11% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedGenerated by the Bull Rankings model from this company's reported fundamentals, and checked against the figures shown above.

Why now
REIT - Office · market cap $4.8b. 11% off the 52-week high of $32.95. Revenue growing +16%, comfortably above the S&P median. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $33.64 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
Dividend payout 3200% of earnings on a 4.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 0.6% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 0% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Horizon
1-3 yr $33.64 (11-analyst consensus) — catalyst-driven; binary events dominate. 5 yr $58.83 — requires the platform / technology to reach commercial scale. 10 yr $105.14 — return distribution heavily skewed.
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Not enough history yet — the model records CUZ's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

CUZ at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · REITPROFITABILITY16VALUE86COVERED INCOME8367.8/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$29.4$21 LOWHIGH $33Trading at the 71st percentile of its 52-week range ($21–$33).
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+1%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Every figure here comes from the same audited fundamentals behind the score. Charts drawn from data the score does not use say so on the card.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+0.0%
90-day change+0.0%
Forward EPS estimate$0.40

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect CUZ to earn is essentially unchanged. The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

A fiscal-year roll fell inside this window: the forward horizon moved on to the next financial year, which shifts the earnings figure without any analyst changing their view. That step is excluded, so the number above covers the rest of the window rather than all of it.

A rising estimate means expectations are improving, not that the price has failed to keep up — and estimates get cut as readily as they get raised. It is not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers across the market →

Shares to buy
67
Position size
$1,972
3.9% of portfolio
Stop price
$22.08
25% below $29.44
$ at risk if stopped
$493.12
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

Math only — share count is floor(portfolio × risk% ÷ (price × stop%)). Doesn't account for commissions, slippage, gap risk, or position-correlation across your book. Inputs persist locally; never sent to the server. Not investment advice.

Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ): score, valuation & FAQ

Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) is a REIT - Office company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are Yield (B+), Rev (B+) and D/E (B+).

Is CUZ a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades CUZ on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by Yield (B+), Rev (B+) and D/E (B+). A score is a quantitative screen of Cousins Properties Incorporated's fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade CUZ?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, CUZ isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on Yield (B+), Rev (B+) and D/E (B+).

Is CUZ overvalued or undervalued?

We don't compute a reliable discounted-cash-flow value for CUZ — typically because it is not yet consistently profitable or free-cash-flow positive — so its valuation rests on growth and price-to-sales rather than on earnings-based intrinsic value. Judge it on the trajectory of the business, not a single multiple.

What are the main risks of investing in CUZ?

Dividend payout 3200% of earnings on a 4.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 0.6% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 0% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.

New to these metrics? The guides explain free cash flow, how the score works, and more in the learn hub — or run another name through the screener.

Bull Rankings is an automated fundamentals screen for research and education. It is not investment advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Do your own research and consider consulting a licensed financial advisor.

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