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Cousins Properties Incorporated CUZ

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Cousins Properties Incorporated

Overview of Cousins Properties Incorporated

CUZ NYQ
Real Estate REIT - Office Framework: Real Estate Investment Trusts Mid Cap
Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ), is a Mid Cap company, in the REIT - Office industry, last closed at $29.80, about 66.5% overvalued vs fair value, +15.8% 1Y return, ranked 156/338 in sector.
Metrics P/E 107.4× Rev Growth 16.0% ROE 0.9% Gross Margin 68.4% Div Yield 4.98%
USD 29.80
0.85%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 22.2%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$4.91B
Enterprise Value
$8.64B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Weak
Efficiency
Good
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Weak
Efficiency
Good
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 97%
Updated: Oct 31
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.cousins.com
HQ Atlanta, GA
Employees 351
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Call Oct 30

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$9
$10
$11
Current: $29.80 -67% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Real Estate Investment Trust - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Total Revenue
$993.8M
16%%
Net Operating Income
$225.3M
29.1%%
Net Income
$40.5M
-11.9%%
FFO (Funds From Operations)
$455.9M
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Real Estate Investment Trust

Quality & Reliability Indicators

FFO Payout Ratio
47.3%
Excellent

Dividends / FFO - basic dividend safety

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$217.7M
56.2% of AFFO

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
3/4
Improving
3
High Impact
1
Critical
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Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Cousins Properties Incorporated's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
72
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Strong NOI Margins NOI margins are strong (score 0.75), demonstrating rent pricing power.
  • Stable NOI Performance NOI stability is excellent (score 0.82), suggesting reliable rent streams.

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Rent Pricing Power

Strong
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Equity REITs vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CUZ's balance between Growth (33.7%), Profitability (33.5%), and Safety (32.8%). Growth 34% Safety 33% Profitability 34%

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Growth

62th percentile vs peers
63
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 16.0% 92p Revenue CAGR 3Y 9.2% 77p FFO Growth YoY 10.9% 62p Buyback % 0.2% 65p FFO/Share 2.71 64p
Strengths
  • Rev Growth YoY in top 20% of peers (16.0%, 92th percentile)
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (100%)
  • Debt/Assets in top 20% of peers (38.1%, 81th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

62th percentile vs peers
62
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Safety

60th percentile vs peers
61
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Cousins Properties Incorporated.

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Base
$9.99
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-66.5% vs current
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