Financial Contrast: Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) vs. DEXUS (OTCMKTS:DEXSF)

DEXUS (OTCMKTS:DEXSF) and Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for DEXUS and Cousins Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DEXUS	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cousins Properties	2	0	4	0	2.33

Cousins Properties has a consensus price target of $23.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Cousins Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than DEXUS.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DEXUS and Cousins Properties’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DEXUS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cousins Properties	$802.87 million	4.38	$82.96 million	$0.55	42.04

Cousins Properties has higher revenue and earnings than DEXUS.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares DEXUS and Cousins Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DEXUS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cousins Properties	10.33%	1.81%	1.09%

Summary

Cousins Properties beats DEXUS on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DEXUS

Dexus (ASX: DXS) is a leading Australasian fully integrated real asset group, managing a high-quality Australasian real estate and infrastructure portfolio valued at $61.0 billion (pro forma post final completion of the AMP Capital acquisition). We believe that the strength and quality of our relationships will always be central to our success and are deeply connected to our purpose: Unlock potential, create tomorrow. We directly and indirectly own $17.4 billion of office, industrial, healthcare, retail and infrastructure assets and investments. We manage a further $43.6 billion of investments in our funds management business (pro forma post final completion of the AMP Capital acquisition) which provides third party capital with exposure to quality sector specific and diversified real asset products. The funds within this business have a strong track record of delivering performance and benefit from Dexus's capabilities. The group's $17.4 billion real estate development pipeline provides the opportunity to grow both portfolios and enhance future returns. Our sustainability aspiration is to unlock the potential of real assets to create lasting positive impact and a more sustainable tomorrow, and is focused on the priorities of customer prosperity, climate action and enhancing communities. Dexus is supported by more than 34,000 investors from 25 countries. With four decades of expertise in property investment, funds management, asset management and development, we have a proven track record in capital and risk management and delivering returns for investors.

About Cousins Properties

Cousins Properties Incorporated ("Cousins") is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing, and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets, and opportunistic investments.