CUZ
Hot AirCousins Properties Incorporated · Real Estate · United States · $4.8B cap · $44.8M/day traded
$29.50 -0.5% · close 12 Nov · scored 13 Nov
Hot Air: Strong momentum and nothing else: weak business, rich price.
As of 13 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) is 60/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 40, Value 33, Momentum 82, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED
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Cousins Properties Incorporated is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring, developing, and managing Class A office properties. The company strategically concentrates its portfolio in high-growth Sun Belt markets, such as Atlanta, Austin, and Charlotte, benefiting from strong corporate relocations and demographic shifts. Its focus on modern, amenity-rich assets in thriving urban cores underpins its market position.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 762.3M | 802.9M | 856.8M | 993.8M | 9.2% | 1.0B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 5.0% |
| EPS | 1.87 | 1.11 | 0.55 | 0.30 | 0.24 | -40.1% | 0.09 | 0.22 | — | -10.2% |
| Shares | — | 151.5M | 151.8M | 167.7M | 168.0M | +10.9% | 164.6M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 2.4B | 2.5B | 3.1B | 3.4B | 12.4% | 3.6B | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 4.6B | 4.5B | 4.8B | 4.7B | 0.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 365.2M | 368.4M | 400.2M | 402.3M | 3.3% | 422.8M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | -334.5M | -295.7M | -1.3B | -425.7M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | -35.7M | -71.7M | 906.5M | 21.8M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 9% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 79% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 27% a year).
How this is worked out
The Price check reads only the chart, the price side of the Momentum score in words; it is not the MoatMap Score.
- Still falling: It set a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, after a deep fall.
- Finding a floor: It fell hard, but has set no new low for more than two weeks.
- Turning up: It has climbed off its low and is back above a rising 50-day average.
- In an uptrend (this stock): It is near its 52-week high and above its 200-day average.
- No clear trend: None of the above: no recent deep fall and no steady climb.
- No read yet: Not enough price history yet: it needs a year of trading.
In past US falls, waiting for Turning up cut the chance of another 20% drop from 42% to 33%. Returns were no better, and 33% of turns failed.
The exact rules
Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high, with the low set after the high. Finding a floor is the same fall with no new low in the last two weeks. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average, with the 50-day average above the 200-day, and within 15% of the high. No clear trend is everything else. No read yet is under 252 trading days of history, or missing data. A new state shows once it has held for three trading days.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Real Estate, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CUZ are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUZ | Cousins Properties Incorporated(you) | $4.8B | 60 |
| CDP | COPT Defense Properties | $3.9B | 65 |
| KRC | Kilroy Realty Corporation | $4.4B | 51 |
| HIW | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | $3.4B | 65 |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | $6.9B | 45 |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | $7.4B | 44 |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | $3.8B | 36 |
| DEA | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | $1.1B | 63 |
| BXP | BXP, Inc. | $11.2B | 40 |
| ESBA | Empire State Realty OP, L.P. | $1.3B | 48 |
Peer medians: ROE 4.3% · P/E 23.9x · Gross margin 65.4%
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