HPP vs NXDT vs CUZ Stock Comparison

Hudson Pacific Properties, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust and Cousins Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$28.50 +1.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
730.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
4.49%
Office REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cousins Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cousins Properties 5, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPPNXDTCUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $596.66M $278.81M $4.69B CUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x -3.7x 730.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 135.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.8% -20.5% +11.9% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -94.2% 0.6% CUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 15.1x 34.6x NXDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 9.14% 4.49% NXDT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.6% +54.9% +8.2% NXDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.9%/yr -19.2%/yr -6.4%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.8% 61.2% 27.1% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 30/100 29/100 NXDT

Percentile Scorecard

HPPNXDTCUZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHPPNXDTCUZ
Valuation 82 #27 of 145 30 #102 of 145 29 #103 of 145
Growth 11 #126 of 142 6 #134 of 142 28 #102 of 142
Profitability – 2 #132 of 135 31 #94 of 135
Financial Health – 67 #46 of 136 37 #86 of 136
Shareholder Returns – 44 #74 of 131 19 #107 of 131
Overall – 30 29
  • HPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NXDT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHPPNXDTCUZSPY
1 month -4.3%+0.2%+1.5% +0.9%
3 months -21.4%+14.1%-11.8% +5.9%
6 months +21.8%+4.0%+13.7% +8.5%
Year to date +1.6%+37.1%+10.6% +13.3%
1 year -36.6%+54.9%+8.2% +12.4%
3 years -65.3%-29.0%+59.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -29.8%-10.8%+16.8% +23.5%
5 years -93.9%-65.4%-28.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -42.9%-19.2%-6.4% +11.0%
10 years -95.2%-75.8%-7.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -26.2%-13.2%-0.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHPPNXDTCUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.8%61.2%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.6%61.0%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.140.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.900.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-84.7%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.6%-9.3%-11.8% -0.9%
52-week high $17.36$5.79$32.30 $779.14
52-week low $5.51$2.66$21.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHPPNXDTCUZ
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 25.8x -3.7xmedian 25.8x 730.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.0x 3.6xmedian 4.0x 4.5xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 31.3xmedian 14.2x 78.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x -37.7xmedian 23.0x -12.7xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.91 13.06median 1.91 -11.07median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHPPNXDTCUZ
Revenue $812.79M $78.07M $1.03B
Gross profit – – $704.58M
Operating income – -$1.21M -$322.93M
Net income -$579.85M -$66.70M $6.88M
Free cash flow – -$7.40M -$369.91M
EPS (diluted) $-8.87 $-1.22 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $80.76M $11.67M $6.70M
Total debt – $1.16B $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 64.46M 60.44M 165.29M
Enterprise value $596.66M $286.06M $4.68B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHPPNXDTCUZ
P/E -1.2x -3.7x 730.0x
P/FCF – -37.7x -12.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -89.5x 10.9x
P/S 0.7x 3.6x 4.5x
P/B – 0.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book – 0.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 31.3x 78.1x
EV/EBIT – -445.0x -26.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 6.9x 8.1x
EV/FCF – -72.9x -22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -173.1x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 13.06 -11.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPPNXDTCUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.8% -20.5% 11.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.5% -16.7% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -414.0% -45.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.3% 35.7% -88.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -114.5% -23.7% -64.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.2% 42.1% -89.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -0.3% -65.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -188.2% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -648.0% 47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.6% -98.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPPNXDTCUZ
Gross margin – – 68.1%
EBITDA margin – 22.1% 10.4%
Operating margin – -1.6% -31.2%
Pretax margin – -85.1% -48.2%
Net margin – -94.2% 0.6%
FCF margin – -9.5% -35.7%
Operating cash flow margin – -4.0% 41.7%
Return on equity – -10.0% 0.2%
Return on assets -8.1% -6.5% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – -0.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.0x 62.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.0% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPPNXDTCUZ
Debt / assets – 26.2% 41.3%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 15.1x 34.6x
Debt / FCF – -36.8x -10.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 35.2% 50.3%
Equity / assets – 64.8% 49.7%
Interest coverage – -0.1x -1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPPNXDTCUZ
Dividend yield – 9.1% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – -21.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -12.6% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -10.3% 3,132%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -93.2% -58.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 25.4% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHPPNXDTCUZ
Forward P/E – – 135.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.72FY2026 – $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $744.06MFY2026 – $1.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.5%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% – +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPPNXDTCUZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 189 126 393
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +3.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 118 80 200
Institutions selling 52 34 139
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.35 1.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HPPNXDTCUZ
HPP 1.00 0.12 0.57
NXDT 0.12 1.00 0.21
CUZ 0.57 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPP, NXDT and CUZ?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) $596.66M, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) $278.81M, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) +1.8%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -20.5%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) has the highest net margin (Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -94.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) returned the most: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) -36.6%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) +54.9%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.2%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) -42.9%/yr, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -19.2%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) has the highest dividend yield: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) 0.00%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) 9.14%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 4.49%. Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) 71.8%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) 61.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HPP, NXDT and CUZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cousins Properties (CUZ) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.