Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research report issued on Friday, May 2nd. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter expects that the bank will post earnings of $2.33 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $143.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cullen/Frost Bankers' current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share.
Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stephens increased their price target on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $138.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays upped their price target on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $147.00 to $140.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $140.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised Cullen/Frost Bankers from an "underperform" rating to an "in-line" rating and set a $132.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $132.14.
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Cullen/Frost Bankers Trading Down 0.3 %
Shares of NYSE CFR traded down $0.35 during trading on Monday, reaching $124.65. The stock had a trading volume of 26,551 shares, compared to its average volume of 462,735. The company has a market cap of $8.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.05, a PEG ratio of 6.46 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The business's 50-day moving average price is $118.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $131.02. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a fifty-two week low of $94.09 and a fifty-two week high of $147.64.
Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The bank reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.17 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $560.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $540.57 million. Cullen/Frost Bankers had a return on equity of 15.95% and a net margin of 20.44%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.15 earnings per share.
Cullen/Frost Bankers Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $1.00 dividend. This is a positive change from Cullen/Frost Bankers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Cullen/Frost Bankers's payout ratio is currently 43.91%.
Insider Transactions at Cullen/Frost Bankers
In other Cullen/Frost Bankers news, CAO Matthew Bradley Henson purchased 1,870 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $16.93 per share, for a total transaction of $31,659.10. Following the acquisition, the chief accounting officer now owns 5,545 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $93,876.85. This represents a 50.88 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.89% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CFR. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in Cullen/Frost Bankers during the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 245 shares of the bank's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Cullen/Frost Bankers in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 239.0% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 339 shares of the bank's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 35.3% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 460 shares of the bank's stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.90% of the company's stock.
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Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Frost Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking services in Texas. The company offers commercial banking services to corporations, including financing for industrial and commercial properties, interim construction related to industrial and commercial properties, equipment, inventories and accounts receivables, and acquisitions; and treasury management services, as well as originates commercial leasing services.
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