Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) is overvalued and Highwoods Properties Inc (HIW) is overvalued.
Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. HIW is the closer of the two: -190%, against -1374% for CUZ.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.2% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $1.96; the price of $28.90 is 1374% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 7.6% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $10.61; the price of $30.75 is 190% above that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals
| Metric | CUZ | HIW |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $28.90 | $30.75 |
| Intrinsic value | $1.96 | $10.61 |
| Margin of safety | -1374% | -190% |
| Leak Score | 0/100 (2/12) | 0/100 (2/12) |
| Market cap | $4.8B | $3.4B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 6.1% | 2.0% |
| Operating margin | 22.7% | 25.6% |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 19.8% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% | 7.1% |
| Debt to equity | 0.87 | 1.48 |
| P/E | 739.1x | 20.6x |
| Forward P/E | 62.4x | 44.9x |
| P/B | 1.1x | 1.4x |
| Dividend yield | 4.5% | 6.5% |