Cousins Properties Incorporated Common Stock (CUZ)

FairStock Score: 30/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look at Cousins as an owner of Class A Sun Belt offices, a business that can be solid when locations are scarce but is capital-hungry and competitive. The filed revenue trend is positive: in fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $993.8 million versus $856.8 million in fiscal 2024, the year ended 2024-12-31, and in fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $268.5 million versus $240.1 million in fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-30. But profits are erratic and generally weak: fiscal 2025 net income was $40.5 million, down from $46.0 million in fiscal 2024 and $83.0 million in fiscal 2023, the year ended 2023-12-31. Fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, lost $24.9 million, while fiscal Q2 2026 earned $26.2 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. At the 2026-10-13 close of $27.82, FairStock's P/E is 695.50 and PEG 8.63, but REIT EPS is distorted by depreciation, and FFO/AFFO, the correct measures, are not in the data. I therefore lean on P/B of 1.02, dividend yield of 4.52%, D/E of 0.84, and FCF yield of 3.4%. The Lynch category is SLOW GROWER — Shrinking, with profit falling 29.8% a year over five years and revenue rising 6.1%; the FairStock Score is 30/100. Low ROE of 0.15% and ROCE of 1.57%, plus Altman Z of 0.40, warn that quality and balance-sheet safety are not obvious. Piotroski 7/9 is a modest positive. The price looks closer to fair than cheap, and I would need FFO coverage before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: Cousins Properties owns and runs high-quality office buildings, mostly in growing Sun Belt cities. Revenue has been rising, but profits have been thin and uneven, and the long-term profit record has shrunk. At $27.82, the stock trades near its accounting value and pays a 4.5% dividend, so it looks roughly fair rather than clearly cheap; key landlord profit measures are missing.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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