Renaissance Technologies LLC Buys 282,831 Shares of Cousins Properties Incorporated $CUZ

Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) by 131.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 497,462 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 282,831 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in Cousins Properties were worth $11,228,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Cousins Properties by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 30,730 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $792,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Cousins Properties by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,634 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 526 shares during the period. Polymer Capital Management US LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cousins Properties by 4.8% in the third quarter. Polymer Capital Management US LLC now owns 13,889 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 634 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Cousins Properties by 0.4% in the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 183,511 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,142,000 after buying an additional 666 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cousins Properties by 128.1% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,232 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.38% of the company’s stock.

Cousins Properties News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Cousins Properties this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Core real estate results were strong: second-quarter funds from operations (FFO) increased to $0.75 per share from $0.70 a year earlier and exceeded the $0.74 consensus estimate. Same-property cash NOI rose 5.9%, while second-generation cash rents increased 9.2%. CUZ Q2 FFO Beats Estimates on Leasing, Revenues Top, Rents Improve
• Positive Sentiment: Leasing momentum improved, with 924,000 square feet of office leases completed during the quarter. Portfolio occupancy reached 92.8%, the highest level since the first quarter of 2020, supporting expectations for continued revenue growth. Cousins Properties Q2 Net Income Rises to $26.2 Million
• Positive Sentiment: Cousins raised the midpoint of its 2026 outlook and now expects FFO of $2.92 to $2.98 per share, broadly consistent with the $2.95 analyst consensus. The company also sold Research Park Plaza V in Austin for $42 million, generating a $9.2 million gain. Cousins Properties Releases Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Management’s earnings call highlighted improving leasing conditions and rent growth, but investors may continue to monitor the pace and durability of the office-market recovery. Cousins Properties Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP EPS was $0.16, well below the $0.74 consensus estimate, and declined from $0.70 a year earlier. The sharp difference between GAAP earnings and FFO, the key REIT profitability measure, likely contributed to the weaker market reaction despite the operating beat. Cousins Properties Tops Q2 FFO and Revenue Estimates

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on CUZ. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Cousins Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $34.00 price target on shares of Cousins Properties in a report on Monday, July 6th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Cousins Properties from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Cousins Properties from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Cousins Properties from $28.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cousins Properties has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.91.

Cousins Properties Stock Down 1.2%

CUZ opened at $31.56 on Friday. Cousins Properties Incorporated has a 1-year low of $21.03 and a 1-year high of $32.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 789.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50 day moving average of $29.61 and a 200-day moving average of $26.18.

Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.58). Cousins Properties had a return on equity of 0.14% and a net margin of 0.62%.The company had revenue of $268.53 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $263.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.70 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. Cousins Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-2.980 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cousins Properties Incorporated will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cousins Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 6th were given a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 6th. Cousins Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 3,200.00%.

Cousins Properties Profile

Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the development, acquisition and management of high-quality office and mixed-use properties. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company focuses on urban infill and suburban markets across the Sun Belt, with a strong presence in metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Nashville, Orlando and Tampa. Its core activities encompass full-service property leasing, asset management and construction oversight, serving a diverse mix of corporate and institutional tenants.

Founded in 1958 as a privately held real estate concern, Cousins Properties completed its initial public offering in 1992.