Cousins Properties

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Cousins Properties Incorporated is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in office buildings in Atlanta, Charlotte, Austin, Phoenix, Tampa, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The company has developed notable properties including CNN Center, Omni Coliseum, 191 Peachtree Tower, and Emory Point in Atlanta. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned wholly or through joint ventures 38 properties comprising 21,767,000 square feet.

Cousins Properties has been a target of short sellers for a while. The current short interest of 7.14% is roughly at the average of the last 12 months (6.71%).