Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CUZ in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Cousins Properties (CUZ) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$28.06−0.59 (−2.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryThe only headline available this week is a placeholder article on Cousins Properties stock forecasts that failed to load meaningful content, leaving no substantive news catalyst behind the move. With no fresh results, guidance or deal activity to point to, the week's price action largely reflects broader positioning ahead of the company's upcoming earnings report.
CUZ closed at $28.06, down 2.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $29.65 and 200-day average of $26.70, a mixed trend signal. Over the past month the stock is down 4.8% and over three months down 6.9%, though it remains up 31.5% over six months. The GekkoIndex reads 64.4, placing CUZ in the Accumulation zone, up 1.7 over five days. Fair value work puts Gekko Fair Value at $36.43, a gap of -23% from the current price.
Cousins Properties next reports earnings on 29 October 2026, 30 days away, which falls outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows, though one billionaire holder is noted. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -1.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst coverage from 7 firms shows 6 buy and 1 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $33.55, implying 19.6% consensus upside.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Cousins Properties price vs fair value
Close $28.06200-day averageGekko Fair Value $36.43
Cousins Properties quick facts
- Market cap
- $4.62B
- P/E ratio
- 716.3
- Forward P/E
- 10.1
- EPS, TTM
- $0.04
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.03B
- Profit margin
- 0.6%
- Dividend yield
- 4.49%
- Beta
- 1.16
- Volume
- 1.78M avg 1.52M
- 1-year return
- −0.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.2%
- 50-day average
- $29.65
- 200-day average
- $26.70
- Next earnings
- Oct 29
- Shares outstanding
- 164.6M
Cousins Properties swing-trade checklist
Cousins Properties scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $28.06 sits between the 50-day ($29.65) and 200-day ($26.70) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
64.4, Accumulation
Reading 64.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
23.0% below
Price is 23% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 30 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
−1.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Cousins Properties stock chart and price history
Cousins Properties closed at $28.06 on Sep 28, 2026, −0.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $21.03 to $32.95.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −4.8%
- 3 months
- −6.9%
- 6 months
- +31.5%
- 1 year
- −0.4%
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About Cousins Properties
Cousins Properties operates as a real estate investment trust that owns and manages high-quality office buildings, with a focus on properties located in growing Sun Belt markets. It is known for concentrating on premium, high-profile office assets rather than a broad mix of property types.
The company works through a partnership structure, Cousins Properties LP, and generates income by developing, acquiring, leasing, and operating these office properties. Its approach centers on holding standout buildings in select markets while also pursuing additional investments as opportunities arise.
Cousins Properties is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and traces its founding back to 1958. Its shares trade under the ticker CUZ.
- Sector
- Finance
- Website
- cousins.com
Cousins Properties GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Cousins Properties’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.7 points over five sessions.
64.4Accumulation
Up 1.7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 26 | +1.9% | +2.6% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 212 | 0.0% | +0.9% | ||
| Neutral | 345 | +0.3% | +0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 42 | −0.5% | +3.1% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average CUZ share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Cousins Properties stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Cousins Properties trades 23.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $36.43, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Cousins Properties shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$36.43
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
23.0% Undervalued
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Cousins Properties insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Cousins Properties, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in CUZ were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Cousins Properties has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $250.0M, Feb 17, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $90.04M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.95%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds CUZ.
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Cousins Properties earnings: next date and track record
Cousins Properties reports on Oct 29, 2026 (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
30 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.09
- Revenue estimate
- $264.2M
2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.9%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Feb 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Cousins Properties reported a strong 2025 quarter and full year, with FFO in Q4 of $0.71 (in line with consensus) and full-year FFO of $2.84, a 5.6% increase year-over-year. Leasing momentum was a key highlight: 700,000 square feet signed in Q4 (second-highest quarterly volume over the past four years), 47 consecutive quarters of positive second-generation cash rent roll-up, and over 2.1 million square feet of signed activity for the year (most since 2019). Management closed a strategic acquisition of 300 South Tryon in Charlotte ($317.5M), a trophy Sun Belt asset and sees attractive acquisition opportunities given its capital position. Same-property GAAP NOI increased 0.4% and cash NOI increased 0.03% (or +2% cash NOI ex-201 North Tryon). The company recognized impairments on two noncore assets reported as held for sale (Harbourview Plaza and a land parcel at 303 Tremont). Management emphasized improving office fundamentals (return-to-office, declining vacancy, minimal new supply) and robust leasing pipelines across key Sun Belt markets (Atlanta, Charlotte, Austin, Dallas, Nashville, Phoenix, Tampa). They discussed potential new development underwriting (targeting ~50% pre-leased and development yields 150-200 bps above stabilized cap rates), disposition optionality to fund acquisitions, and an unsecured borrowing strategy for refinancing near-term maturities. They also noted elevated TI and leasing concessions in the quarter (notably at Northpark), but expect concessions to moderate as markets tighten. Closing remarks reiterated confidence in the portfolio and optionality to deploy capital.
- Guidance
- Management announced inaugural 2026 earnings guidance (details not disclosed verbatim on the call). Gregg Adzema stated guidance assumes refinancing of three maturities (term loan, Colorado Tower, 201 North Tryon) with unsecured debt; illustrative pricing assumptions mentioned ~5% for a 7-year unsecured issuance and roughly 3.5%-5.4% range for a 10-year unsecured issuance. No specific full-year revenue or FFO numbers were provided on the call transcript.
- Risks flagged
- Timing risk for lease commencements affecting occupancy; impact of large tenant expirations (Bank of America departure at 201 North Tryon) on same-property results; recent impairments on held-for-sale assets (Harbourview Plaza and 303 Tremont land/predevelopment costs); elevated tenant improvement and concession levels in the near term; refinancing/maturity risk and interest rate / unsecured debt pricing uncertainty; potential macro or sector-specific headwinds (tech or software company slowdowns) though management reported no current deterioration among major tenants.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.71 est $0.06 | $253.3M est $250.9M | −1.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.69 est $0.69 | $248.3M est $252.2M | +2.1% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.70 est $0.70 | $240.1M est $239.6M | −2.5% |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.74 est $0.71 | $250.3M est $236.4M | +2.5% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $0.09 est $0.11 | $225.3M est $215.3M | +3.5% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $0.07 est $0.07 | $209.2M est $213.4M | +0.9% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | $0.05 est $0.09 | $213.0M est $209.4M | +9.5% |
| Apr 25, 2024 | $0.09 est $0.12 | $209.2M est $201.7M | −1.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Cousins Properties stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Cousins Properties is $33.55, +19.6% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$33.55consensus 12-month target, +19.6% from the last close
Now $28.06Avg $33.55
Low $30High $36
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | Evercore ISI | $33 | +17.6% |
| Sep 8 | Barclays | $34 | +21.2% |
| Sep 8 | Mizuho Securities | $34 | +21.2% |
| Sep 1 | Truist Financial | $30 | +6.9% |
| Aug 24 | J.P. Morgan | $36 | +28.3% |
+0.9%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Cousins Properties seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Cousins Properties averaged −1.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.1% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, CUZ’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.
Cousins Properties market cap and key statistics
Cousins Properties’s market cap is $4.62B, with a P/E ratio of 716.3 and revenue of $1.03B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.62B
- P/E ratio
- 716.3
- Forward P/E
- 10.1
- EPS, TTM
- $0.04
- Gekko Fair Value
- $36.43
Trading
- Volume
- 1.78M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.52M
- 52-week high
- $32.95
- 52-week low
- $21.03
- Shares outstanding
- 164.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.03B
- Profit margin
- 0.6%
- Return on equity
- 0.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +84.4%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.16
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.2%
- Dividend yield
- 4.49%
Cousins Properties stock news this week
1 headline about Cousins Properties from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) Stock forecastsYahoo Finance Singapore, Sep 24
Cousins Properties stock FAQ
What is Cousins Properties’s market cap?
Cousins Properties’s market cap is $4.62B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $28.06, with 164.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 716.3.
What is the Cousins Properties stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Cousins Properties is $33.55, +19.6% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Cousins Properties stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Cousins Properties is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $28.06 is 23.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $36.43. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Cousins Properties report earnings next?
Cousins Properties is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.09 per share on revenue of $264.2M. Cousins Properties beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.9% on average across the report.
What is Cousins Properties’s 52-week high and low?
Cousins Properties’s 52-week high is $32.95 and its 52-week low is $21.03; it closed at $28.06 on Sep 28, 2026, −0.4% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $42.41 on Jan 7, 2022.
Is Cousins Properties stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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