Cousins Properties vs Piedmont Realty Trust
CUZ and PDM side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CUZ and PDM compare
Cousins Properties is the larger company, worth 4.0 times as much as Piedmont Realty Trust ($4.9B against $1.2B).
Cousins Properties grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.5% versus 0.70% for Piedmont Realty Trust).
Cousins Properties keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.4% compared with −14.2% at Piedmont Realty Trust.
Cousins Properties pays a dividend yielding 4.3%; Piedmont Realty Trust does not pay one.
Cousins Properties scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 3 for Piedmont Realty Trust), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CUZ | PDM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.9B | $1.2B |
| Share price | $29.55 | $9.60 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.4% | 19.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.0% | −49.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.92 | 0.95 |
| Employees | 351 | 140 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 328× | – |
| P/S | 4.6× | 2.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.1× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.3× | – |
| Fair value | $36.87 | $13.11 |
| Margin of safety | 19.8% | 26.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.5% (better) | 0.70% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.1% (better) | 1.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −74.2% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −74.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −31.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 68.4% | – |
| Operating margin | 68.3% | – |
| Net margin | 1.4% (better) | −14.2% |
| Return on equity | 0.32% (better) | −5.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 4.0× | – |
| Altman Z-score | 1.04 (better) | 0.42 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Payout ratio | 1445% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.3% (better) | −31.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 93.3% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$178K | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.9% | 7.6% |
Go deeper
- CUZ stock overview
- CUZ income statement
- CUZ valuation and score
- PDM stock overview
- PDM income statement
- PDM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.