Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ)

Over the past six months, Cousins Properties' stock has decreased by 15.8% since the beginning of 2025, trading at $25.81 as of November 2025. Key events include the Q3 2025 earnings report where the company reported quarterly earnings of $0.69 EPS, meeting analysts' consensus estimates, and revenue increased by 18.7% year-over-year. Analyst rating adjustments occurred in November 2025, with JP Morgan lowering its price target for CUZ from $37.00 to $33.00, while Wells Fargo lowered its price target from $32 to $30. Cousins Properties insiders have sold $135,132.00 in company stock and made no purchases in the past three months. In July 2025, the company acquired The Link in Dallas for $218 million.

Cousins Properties' demand is influenced by broader market trends in the Sun Belt region, with improving office fundamentals and accelerating corporate migration. Demand is growing, with net absorption reaching a post-pandemic high and vacancy declining for the first time in seven years during the third quarter of 2025. The company aims to achieve an occupancy of 90% or higher by year-end 2026 and is believed to benefit from a "flight-to-quality" trend in office real estate.

Cousins Properties, Inc. (CUZ) is a publicly traded REIT specializing in the development, acquisition, and management of high-quality office and mixed-use properties, focusing on office REITs. Their core activities include full-service property leasing, asset management, and construction oversight, with major products including Class A office spaces and mixed-use developments. The company emphasizes sustainable design and partners with equity investors to optimize returns.

Cousins Properties primarily focuses on urban infill and suburban markets across the Sun Belt region of the United States. The company has a strong presence in metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Nashville, Orlando, Tampa, Phoenix, and Dallas, and also has properties in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Cousins Properties has a strong brand reputation, scoring higher than 78% of companies in the finance sector. The company's corporate responsibility reports have an aggregate usefulness score of 4.8 out of 5.0. Cousins Properties is committed to excellence in development, leasing, and property management, with a mission to build exceptional properties that enhance the urban landscape and generate superior risk-adjusted returns, and emphasizes sustainable design.

Cousins Properties' stock ownership is primarily held by institutional investors, who collectively own 94.38% of the stock, while individual insiders hold 1.47% of the stock. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock, Inc., and Principal Financial Group Inc. Major individual owners include Thomas G. Cousins and Richard W. Courts II.