Cousins Properties Incorporated

NYSE:CUZ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.5b

Cousins Properties Valuation

Is CUZ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CUZ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CUZ ($23.12) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($30.46)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CUZ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CUZ?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CUZ key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue7.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA12x
PEG Ratio-5.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CUZ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CUZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average45.4x
KRC Kilroy Realty
18.8x-7.7%US$4.0b
HIW Highwoods Properties
21.4x-13.2%US$2.7b
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
117.6x-0.5%US$5.5b
EQC Equity Commonwealth
24xn/aUS$2.0b
CUZ Cousins Properties
42.4x-7.7%US$3.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CUZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.4x) compared to the peer average (45.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CUZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Office REITs Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a16.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CUZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.4x) compared to the Global Office REITs industry average (19.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CUZ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CUZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio42.4x
Fair PE Ratio33.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CUZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CUZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$23.12
US$25.27
+9.3%
10.5%US$29.00US$19.00n/a11
Apr ’25US$23.15
US$25.27
+9.2%
10.5%US$29.00US$19.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$23.27
US$25.55
+9.8%
11.5%US$29.00US$19.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$22.86
US$25.55
+11.7%
11.5%US$29.00US$19.00n/a11
Jan ’25US$24.35
US$24.55
+0.8%
13.0%US$29.00US$19.00n/a11
Dec ’24US$21.98
US$23.91
+8.8%
14.2%US$29.00US$19.00n/a11
Nov ’24US$17.96
US$24.55
+36.7%
14.9%US$29.00US$19.00n/a11
Oct ’24US$20.37
US$26.10
+28.1%
11.6%US$29.00US$19.00n/a10
Sep ’24US$23.74
US$26.75
+12.7%
7.6%US$29.00US$22.00n/a8
Aug ’24US$23.95
US$26.00
+8.6%
9.6%US$28.00US$21.00n/a8
Jul ’24US$22.80
US$25.50
+11.8%
9.0%US$28.00US$22.00n/a10
Jun ’24US$19.44
US$25.70
+32.2%
9.2%US$29.00US$22.00n/a10
May ’24US$21.45
US$25.80
+20.3%
10.5%US$29.00US$21.00n/a10
Apr ’24US$21.38
US$26.33
+23.2%
8.8%US$29.00US$22.00US$23.159
Mar ’24US$24.73
US$29.11
+17.7%
12.4%US$36.00US$22.00US$23.279
Feb ’24US$27.18
US$28.89
+6.3%
12.5%US$36.00US$22.00US$22.869
Jan ’24US$25.29
US$29.89
+18.2%
8.3%US$36.00US$27.00US$24.359
Dec ’23US$26.00
US$30.75
+18.3%
15.7%US$43.00US$27.00US$21.988
Nov ’23US$23.81
US$32.63
+37.0%
15.5%US$43.00US$26.00US$17.968
Oct ’23US$23.35
US$34.43
+47.4%
11.4%US$43.00US$31.00US$20.377
Sep ’23US$26.85
US$35.86
+33.5%
12.7%US$43.00US$31.00US$23.747
Aug ’23US$30.69
US$37.29
+21.5%
12.1%US$43.00US$31.00US$23.957
Jul ’23US$29.65
US$39.86
+34.4%
13.0%US$48.00US$33.00US$22.807
Jun ’23US$34.00
US$43.71
+28.6%
8.3%US$49.00US$38.00US$19.447
May ’23US$35.90
US$44.43
+23.8%
6.1%US$48.00US$41.00US$21.457
Apr ’23US$40.83
US$45.00
+10.2%
5.6%US$48.00US$41.00US$21.386

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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