CUZ Company Profile and Key Details

Cousins Properties Incorporated has 164.60 million shares outstanding. The public float is 162.05 million shares, elevated short interest at 8.39% of float. This equals 10.13 million shares. The short ratio is 6.5 days. Institutional investors hold 114.98% of the float. Insiders own 0.99%. COUSINS THOMAS G holds 6.30 million shares, Glover S Taylor has 485.28 thousand shares and Fordham Scott W has 109.41 thousand shares. Over the past six months, insider transactions show net selling. They sold 6.03 thousand shares across 1 transactions.

Cousins Properties Incorporated trades at a P/E ratio of 677.13, slightly above the S&P 500 average, with a price-to-sales ratio of 4.43 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.02 suggesting the stock is closer to book value. The P/FCF stands at -50.62, also below market averages.

CUZ has shown mixed momentum, losing -0.72% over the past week and -2.09% over the past quarter, though year-to-date performance is up 1.82%. Short-term trend indicators are bullishly aligned (SMA20 -1.23%, SMA50 -5.05%, SMA200 -11.6%). The stock’s 14-day RSI is 46.49 (neutral), while the ATR of 0.8 points to higher daily volatility. The stock remains sitting in the mid-range of its 52-week band, trading -22.2% below its high and over 13.98% above its low. Average 10-day trading volume of 1.09 million shares is below the 3-month average of 1.52 million, indicating normal recent market interest.

Cousins Properties Incorporated generated EPS of $0.24 over the past year. Five-year average earnings growth is -24.7%. Wall Street analysts project EPS growth of 20.51% annually over the next five years. The latest quarter delivered EPS of $0.16. The next quarter is forecast at $0.06. Next year's EPS is expected at -$17.84. Analyst sentiment is bullish. Analyst rating data shows there are 15 Strong Buy ratings, 0 Buy ratings, 5 Hold ratings, 0 Sell rating and 0 Strong Sell ratings. Price targets range from $37.00 to $24.00. The high target offers 32.38% upside. The low target suggests -14.13% downside. The mean target is $31.35. This offers 12.16% upside. Cousins Properties Incorporated earnings surprise history is a mixed track record. The quarter that ended July 30, 2026, missed forecasts by 113.73%. The prior quarter beat by 1106.01%. Over the last six quarters, Apple has recorded several small beats. These include 0.0% in July 31, 2025.

Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) shares are flat 1.82% year-to-date currently trading near 52-week highs band. Short-term momentum has been negative over the last quarter, despite recent volatility. Valuation shows Cousins Properties Incorporated trading at a premium to the broader market with a P/E of 677.13. Analyst sentiment is bullish, with the majority of ratings in Outperform territory and a mean price target of $28.14, suggesting 0.68% upside. Our AI forecast model points to short-term weakness (-5.01% over two weeks), a medium-term fall (-33.67% over three months), and a longer-term gain (13.06% over one year), with expected trading ranges indicating moderate volatility.

Our AI price prediction model suggests that Cousins Properties Incorporated stock has strong potential for upside but may face short-term weakness followed by gains in the medium and long term. 2-Week Outlook: Projected decline of -5.01%, with price expected at $26.55 by September 28, 2026, within a range of $25.90 to $27.15 3-Month Outlook: Projected fall of -33.67%, reaching $18.54 by December 10, 2026, with a range of $17.95 to $19.13. 1-Year Outlook: Projected gain of 13.06%, with price at $31.60 by September 14, 2027, within a range of $30.52 to $32.68.