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Cohen & Steers (Cohen & Steers) Beta : 1.36 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Cohen & Steers Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-29), Cohen & Steers's Beta is 1.36.


Cohen & Steers Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cohen & Steers's Beta can be seen below:

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Cohen & Steers Beta Chart

Cohen & Steers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 1.28 1.51 1.52 1.38

Cohen & Steers Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.39 1.25 1.36 1.38 1.36

Competitive Comparison of Cohen & Steers's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Cohen & Steers's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cohen & Steers's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Cohen & Steers's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cohen & Steers's Beta falls into.



Cohen & Steers Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Cohen & Steers  (NYSE:CNS) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Cohen & Steers (Cohen & Steers) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
280 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Cohen & Steers is a niche asset manager concentrating on real estate securities. The firm invests mainly in the equity shares of real estate investment trusts, with holdings in domestic and international real estate securities accounting for close to two thirds of its $75.2 billion in managed assets at the end of September 2023. Cohen & Steers also manages portfolios dedicated to preferred securities, utilities stocks, and other high-yield offerings. The firm's distribution is balanced among its closed-end funds, open-end funds, and institutional accounts. During the past four calendar quarters, the company garnered 41% (26%) of its managed assets (base management fees) from institutional clients, 45% (53%) from open-end funds, and 14% (21%) from closed-end funds.
Executives
Elena Dulik officer: Chief Accounting Officer 280 PARK AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Richard P Simon director COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brandon Brown officer: Executive Vice President 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Martin Cohen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Alicia Dee officer: Executive Vice President 280 PARK AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michele Nolty officer: Executive Vice President C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Francis C Poli officer: See Remarks 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, C/O COHEN & STEERS, NEW YORK NY 10017
Matthew S. Stadler officer: Chief Financial Officer, EVP C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
John Todd Glickson officer: Senior Vice President 280 PARK AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dasha Smith director C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Daniel P Charles officer: Executive Vice President C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10017
Jon Cheigh officer: Executive Vice President C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Edmond D Villani director COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Peter L Rhein director
Reena Aggarwal director C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017