Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
72% below intrinsic value ($83)
Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) — VMCI valuation read
CUZ screens at VMCI 49/100, a 1-point gap below the Real Estate sector median (50). For a mid-cap Cousins Properties Incorporated share, that placement says the multi-pillar composite is richer or lower quality than the typical peer on a like-for-like basis.
CUZ has logged no Form 4 insider activity over the trailing 30 days. The tape reads neither bullish nor bearish on insider conviction. The next signal sits with the 10-Q schedule and the analyst calendar.
**Investor frame.** Value: CUZ trades at 14.0x earnings, 22% below the Real Estate median of 18.0x, while EV/EBITDA prints 9.0x against 12.0x for the Real Estate group. Quality: ROIC of 16.0% sits 6.0pp above the Real Estate median (10.0%), the cleanest like-for-like comparison on capital efficiency. Risk: net debt to EBITDA of 3.0x is the rate-sensitivity line to watch, which sets the rate-cycle exposure for Cousins Properties Incorporated.
CUZ rose 1.2% over the trailing 7 days, with a -21.0% read on a 30-day basis.
Cousins Properties is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta, GA and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office towers located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets and opportunistic investments.
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