Compass Financial Management LLC Invests $187,000 in Cohen & Steers Inc $CNS

Posted by Brian Himes on Aug 26th, 2026

Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Cohen & Steers Inc (NYSE:CNS – Free Report) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 6,767 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $187,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Cohen & Steers in the second quarter valued at about $343,390,000. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,465,698 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $185,790,000 after purchasing an additional 323,759 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,180,611 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $74,119,000 after purchasing an additional 12,042 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Cohen & Steers by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,174,579 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $73,467,000 after buying an additional 50,580 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Cohen & Steers by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,131,988 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $71,066,000 after buying an additional 30,884 shares during the last quarter. 51.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CNS shares. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of Cohen & Steers in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Cohen & Steers from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $78.00.

Read Our Latest Analysis on CNS

Cohen & Steers Stock Performance

CNS opened at $83.19 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a PE ratio of 25.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $80.25 and a 200-day moving average of $72.07. Cohen & Steers Inc has a 52-week low of $58.39 and a 52-week high of $86.56.

Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 16th. The asset manager reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by ($0.01). Cohen & Steers had a net margin of 28.82% and a return on equity of 27.41%. The company had revenue of $151.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $149.45 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Cohen & Steers Inc will post 3.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Cohen & Steers Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Cohen & Steers’s dividend payout ratio is presently 82.21%.

Insider Activity at Cohen & Steers

In other news, CAO Elena Dulik sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.16, for a total value of $91,476.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 22,146 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,841,661.36. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Daniel Noonan sold 4,360 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.33, for a total transaction of $337,158.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 28,682 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,217,979.06. This represents a 13.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 45.40% of the company’s stock.

Cohen & Steers Profile

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Cohen & Steers, Inc is a publicly traded investment management firm specializing in real estate securities and alternative income strategies. Founded in 1986 by Martin Cohen and Robert Steers, the company has built a reputation for expertise in listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) and related equities. Headquartered in New York City, Cohen & Steers applies a research-driven approach to identify value and income opportunities across global property markets.

The firm offers a diverse range of investment products, including mutual funds, closed-end funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).