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Consider This Before Taking a Position in Cohen & Steers (CNS)

Cohen & Steers moved -0.7% this evening session, trading between a high of $64.83 and a low of $63.4 per share. Yesterday the stock finished at $64.13 per share, compared to an average analyst target price of $66.0.

Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. The mid-cap investment managers company is based in the United States, and over the last twelve months it has returned a dividend yield of 3.5%. Cohen & Steers has trailing twelve months earnings per share (EPS) of 2.92, which at today's prices amounts to a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.8.

Based on its expected future earnings growth, the company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 11.32. Usually a PEG ratio between 0 and 1 indicates a potentially undervalued company.

Snapshot of Cohen & Steers's Operating Margins:

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-24 566,906 -142,137 38 -15.56
2022-02-25 583,832 -128,017 45 104.55
2021-02-26 427,536 -176,022 22 -43.59
2020-02-28 410,830 -107,265 39 0.0
2019-03-01 381,111 -234,073 39 -4.88
2018-02-23 378,194 -223,448 41

Cohen & Steers's operating margins have averaged 37.3% over the last 6 years, which is significantly higher than the Asset Management industry average of 18.36%. The firm's margins exhibit a relatively stable growth trend of -1.2%.

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