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Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) stock analysis

REIT - Office. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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CUZ
Cousins Properties Incorporated · REIT - Office
69.7REIT strength
$27.44Oct 14, 10:30 AM ET$4.5B
1Y Target$33.55Analyst consensus · 11 analysts
5Y Target$58.67Compound horizon
10Y Target$104.86Long-dated conviction
Yield4.6%
B+
Yield 4.6% — 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)

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 69.7 / 100
Profitability16.3
Value (P/B)88.6
Income86.3

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 rangeMid-range
17% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
REIT - Office · market cap $4.5b. 17% 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 $33.55 (implying +22% 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 4.6% 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 $33.55 (11-analyst consensus) — catalyst-driven; binary events dominate. 5 yr $58.67 — requires the platform / technology to reach commercial scale. 10 yr $104.86 — return distribution heavily skewed.

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 · REITPROFITABILITY16VALUE89COVERED INCOME8669.7/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$27.4LOW $21HIGH $33Trading at the 54th percentile of its 52-week range ($21–$33).
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+5%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+15.0%
90-day change+15.0%
Forward EPS estimate$0.46

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect CUZ to earn is materially higher (+15.0%). 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.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Shares to buy
72
Position size
$1,976
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$20.58
25% below $27.44
$ at risk if stopped
$493.92
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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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 publish a discounted-cash-flow value for CUZ, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. CUZ is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in CUZ?

Dividend payout 3200% of earnings on a 4.6% 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.

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