Cohen & Steers Inc (CNS) Stock Analysis

Q: What is the CNS stock price target?

Take-profit $72.53 (+0.3% upside). Target $72.53 (+0.3%), stop $68.31 (−5.9%), A.R:R -2.6:1.

Q: Is CNS overvalued or undervalued?

Cohen & Steers Inc trades at a P/E of 23.7 (forward 19.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.5/10. Overall verdict: Hold.

Q: What do analysts say about CNS?

10 analysts cover CNS with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $66.

Temp Headwind edge

HoldModerate ConfidenceUpdated 7 hr ago (May 20, 2026, 10:36 AM ET)

Financial Services · Asset Management

Cohen & Steers is a specialist investment manager focused on real assets and alternative income, including listed/private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, and commodities, with 424 employees across six global offices. Revenue is fee-based on AUM managed through... Read more

$72.31+0.3% A.UpsideScore 4.9/10#85 of 109 Asset Management

QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield2.71%

IncomeYield3.74%(5y avg 3.04%)Payout83.77%at-risk

Stop $68.31Target $72.53(resistance)A.R:R -2.6:1

Analyst target$66.00-8.7%3 analysts

$72.53our TP

$72.31price

$66.00mean

$52

$76

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $72.31, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Product: real estate securities strategies (63.8%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. | News modifier -1 (STRONG_BUY_WAIT → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 57d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

Recent Developments — Cohen & Steers Inc

Latest news

Cohen & Steers Q1 2026 Earnings Call: Complete Transcript — benzinga Apr 17, 2026 neutral
Cohen & Steers Q1 Adj. EPS $0.79 Misses $0.82 Estimate, Sales $145.639M Beat $143.191M Estimate — benzinga Apr 16, 2026 negative
Earnings Scheduled For April 16, 2026 — benzinga Apr 16, 2026 neutral
Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on Cohen & Steers, Lowers Price Target to $75 — benzinga Apr 10, 2026 positive

Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards

V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.5 in RISK_OFF)

Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0

High-quality business

Risks

Concentration risk — Product: real estate securities strategies (63.8%)

Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining

Consecutive earnings misses (2)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)23.7

P/E (Fwd)19.1

Mkt Cap$3.7B

EV/EBITDA19.0

Profit Mgn27.5%

ROE23.7%

Rev Growth8.3%

Beta1.26

Dividend3.74%

Rating analysts10

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9MoatWideCompounder✓

Options Flow

P/C0.44bullish

IV43%normal

Max Pain$35-51.6% vs spot

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

HIGHProductreal estate securities strategies64%
10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 63.8% of the assets we managed was concentrated in real estate securities strategies'
MEDIUMProductpreferred securities strategies20%
10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 20.0% of our total assets under management was concentrated in preferred securities strategies'

Model-generated analysis — not investment advice. Not a registered investment advisor. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Full disclaimer

Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Overall = weighted sum of the 10 dimension scores. Fundamentals (Value/Quality/Growth) carry 45%; market signals (Momentum/Sentiment/Insider/Peer) carry 40%; structure (Technical/Risk/Catalyst) carries 15%.

DimensionScoreWeightContribution

Value4.515%0.67

Quality7.515%1.13

Growth3.915%0.58

Momentum3.610%0.36

Sentiment4.610%0.46

Insider Activity5.010%0.50

Peer Rank4.210%0.42

Technical Setup4.15%0.20

Risk Profile6.95%0.35

Catalyst3.75%0.19

Overall (Σ contributions)4.86

Small float-rounding may cause last-digit differences between this sum and the displayed Overall.

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Volume

0.0

Obv

1.0

Macd

3.8

Rsi

5.0

Ma Position

8.0

Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-MA but MA slope flat

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Earnings History

1.1

Surprise Avg

2.0

Erm

5.0

Earnings Timing

5.0

Dividend Safety

5.2

Earnings concerns: 1B/2MDividend: 374.0%

Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Earnings Growth

3.3

Revenue Growth

4.6

GatesMomentum 3.6<4.5A.R:R -2.6=NEGATIVEInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 57d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive

RSI

63 · Neutral

↑ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $65.99Resistance $74.01

Price Targets

$68

$73

A.Upside+0.3%

A.R:R-2.6:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone

Suggested %0.5%

Max %1%

RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-22.4% upside)

! NEWS_MOD=-1: STRONG_BUY_WAIT → HOLD_IF_HOLDING

! Momentum score 3.6/10 — below 4.5 minimum

Earnings

1/4 beats

Next Earnings2026-07-16 (57d)

Verdict History

reverse chrono — latest first

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CNS stock a buy right now?

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $72.31, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Product: real estate securities strategies (63.8%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. | News modifier -1 (STRONG_BUY_WAIT → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $72.53 (+0.3%), stop $68.31 (−5.9%), A.R:R -2.6:1. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.

What is the CNS stock price target?

Take-profit target: $72.53 (+0.3% upside). Target $72.53 (+0.3%), stop $68.31 (−5.9%), A.R:R -2.6:1. Stop-loss: $68.31.

What are the risks of investing in CNS?

Concentration risk — Product: real estate securities strategies (63.8%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2).

Is CNS overvalued or undervalued?

Cohen & Steers Inc trades at a P/E of 23.7 (forward 19.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.5/10. Verdict: Hold.

What do analysts say about CNS?

10 analysts cover CNS with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $66.

What does Cohen & Steers Inc do?Cohen & Steers is a specialist investment manager focused on real assets and alternative income, including...