Cousins Properties (CUZ - Free Report) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.65 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to FFO of $0.69 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
A quarter ago, it was expected that this real estate company would post FFO of $0.66 per share when it actually produced FFO of $2.75, delivering a surprise of 316.67%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus FFO estimates three times.
Cousins Properties, which belongs to the Zacks REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry, posted revenues of $198.43 million for the quarter ended September 2023, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.25%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $193.46 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future FFO expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Cousins Properties shares have lost about 30.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9%.
What's Next for Cousins Properties?
While Cousins Properties has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's FFO outlook. Not only does this include current consensus FFO expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Cousins Properties: favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus FFO estimate is $0.65 on $202.26 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.62 on $809.57 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, REIT and Equity Trust - Other is currently in the bottom 24% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
Another stock from the same industry, Douglas Emmett (DEI - Free Report) , has yet to report results for the quarter ended September 2023. The results are expected to be released on October 31.
This real estate investment trust is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.44 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -13.7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
Douglas Emmett's revenues are expected to be $251.17 million, down 1% from the year-ago quarter.
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Cousins Properties (CUZ - Free Report) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.65 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to FFO of $0.69 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
A quarter ago, it was expected that this real estate company would post FFO of $0.66 per share when it actually produced FFO of $2.75, delivering a surprise of 316.67%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus FFO estimates three times.
Cousins Properties, which belongs to the Zacks REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry, posted revenues of $198.43 million for the quarter ended September 2023, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.25%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $193.46 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future FFO expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Cousins Properties shares have lost about 30.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9%.
What's Next for Cousins Properties?
While Cousins Properties has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's FFO outlook. Not only does this include current consensus FFO expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Cousins Properties: favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus FFO estimate is $0.65 on $202.26 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.62 on $809.57 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, REIT and Equity Trust - Other is currently in the bottom 24% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
Another stock from the same industry, Douglas Emmett (DEI - Free Report) , has yet to report results for the quarter ended September 2023. The results are expected to be released on October 31.
This real estate investment trust is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.44 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -13.7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
Douglas Emmett's revenues are expected to be $251.17 million, down 1% from the year-ago quarter.
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A massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.
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Zacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.
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