Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. Purchases Shares of Cohen & Steers Inc (NYSE:CNS)

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-California) recently bought shares of Cohen & Steers Inc (NYSE:CNS). In a filing disclosed on November 18th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Cohen & Steers stock on October 30th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “150 MAIN STREET TRUST > BANK OF AMERICA” account.

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) on 11/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) on 11/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDO) on 10/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) on 10/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tencent (OTC:TCTZF) on 10/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:MHVYF) on 10/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDSF) on 10/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) on 10/21/2025.

Cohen & Steers Price Performance

Shares of Cohen & Steers stock traded up $1.93 on Friday, hitting $61.40. 1,275,818 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 249,245. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $72.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a PE ratio of 19.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.40. Cohen & Steers Inc has a one year low of $58.80 and a one year high of $107.31.

Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The asset manager reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $140.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.84 million. Cohen & Steers had a return on equity of 29.92% and a net margin of 29.73%.The firm’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share.

Cohen & Steers Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a dividend of $0.62 per share. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Cohen & Steers’s payout ratio is currently 77.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Martin Cohen purchased 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $59.69 per share, for a total transaction of $2,984,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 899,205 shares in the company, valued at $53,673,546.45. This trade represents a 5.89% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders purchased 100,000 shares of company stock worth $5,982,368 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 47.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cohen & Steers

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Cohen & Steers in the first quarter valued at approximately $441,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Cohen & Steers during the 1st quarter worth about $6,193,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers by 92.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 10,784 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $813,000 after buying an additional 5,175 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Cohen & Steers by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 377,962 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,331,000 after acquiring an additional 12,812 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Cohen & Steers by 9.9% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 89,342 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $7,147,000 after acquiring an additional 8,067 shares during the last quarter. 51.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on CNS shares. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Cohen & Steers from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Cohen & Steers from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Cohen & Steers in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Cohen & Steers currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $72.50.

About Representative Cisneros

Gil Cisneros (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 31st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Cisneros (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 31st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gil Cisneros served in the U.S. Navy as a supply officer from 1994 to 2004. Cisneros earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University in 1994, a master’s in business administration from Regis University in 2002, and a master’s degree in urban education policy from Brown University in 2015. His career experience includes working as a logistics manager for Frito-Lay. In 2010, Cisneros won the lottery and became involved in activism and philanthropy, founding a scholarship program for local high school students. In 2021, President Joe Biden (D) appointed Cisneros as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

About Cohen & Steers

Cohen & Steers, Inc is a holding company, which operates as an investment manager specializing in liquid real assets, which include real estate securities, listed infrastructure, commodities, natural resource equities, preferred securities, and other income solutions. It manages investment vehicles, such as institutional accounts, open-end funds and closed-end funds.