Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) Competitors $137.54 +1.14 (+0.84%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$137.52 -0.02 (-0.01%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CFR vs. BOKF, HBAN, HWC, SSB, WTFC, ASB, FNB, RF, SNV, and WBSShould you be buying Cullen/Frost Bankers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cullen/Frost Bankers include BOK Financial (BOKF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Hancock Whitney (HWC), SouthState (SSB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), Synovus Financial (SNV), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Cullen/Frost Bankers vs. Its Competitors BOK Financial Huntington Bancshares Hancock Whitney SouthState Wintrust Financial Associated Banc F.N.B. Regions Financial Synovus Financial Webster Financial BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Is BOKF or CFR more profitable? Cullen/Frost Bankers has a net margin of 20.89% compared to BOK Financial's net margin of 16.39%. Cullen/Frost Bankers' return on equity of 15.70% beat BOK Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BOK Financial16.39% 9.51% 1.05% Cullen/Frost Bankers 20.89%15.70%1.17% Do analysts prefer BOKF or CFR? BOK Financial currently has a consensus target price of $110.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.47%. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a consensus target price of $134.79, indicating a potential downside of 2.00%. Given BOK Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BOK Financial is more favorable than Cullen/Frost Bankers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BOK Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Cullen/Frost Bankers 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93 Does the media favor BOKF or CFR? In the previous week, Cullen/Frost Bankers had 4 more articles in the media than BOK Financial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Cullen/Frost Bankers and 9 mentions for BOK Financial. Cullen/Frost Bankers' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat BOK Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that Cullen/Frost Bankers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BOK Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cullen/Frost Bankers 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BOKF or CFR? BOK Financial has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cullen/Frost Bankers has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BOKF or CFR? 34.4% of BOK Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.9% of BOK Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BOKF or CFR? Cullen/Frost Bankers has higher revenue and earnings than BOK Financial. BOK Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cullen/Frost Bankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBOK Financial$1.98B3.40$523.57M$8.7012.04Cullen/Frost Bankers$2.85B3.10$582.54M$9.1115.10 Is BOKF or CFR a better dividend stock? BOK Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BOK Financial pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BOK Financial has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Cullen/Frost Bankers has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years. Cullen/Frost Bankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCullen/Frost Bankers beats BOK Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cullen/Frost Bankers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CFR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CFR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCullen/Frost BankersBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.84B$2.29B$12.03B$20.67BDividend Yield2.93%2.41%5.54%3.71%P/E Ratio15.1013.5919.2927.86Price / Sales3.103.0926.0356.13Price / Cash12.2113.4218.5517.92Price / Book2.351.382.294.60Net Income$582.54M$143.71M$992.75M$989.89M7 Day Performance1.76%1.07%0.85%1.17%1 Month Performance11.11%7.71%4.38%5.50%1 Year Performance32.83%25.13%541.13%10.59% Cullen/Frost Bankers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.4987 of 5 stars$137.54+0.8%$134.79-2.0%+31.9%$8.84B$2.85B15.105,854Positive NewsBOKFBOK Financial4.4383 of 5 stars$101.58-1.3%$110.08+8.4%+8.0%$6.53B$3.48B11.685,056News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9271 of 5 stars$17.54flat$18.33+4.5%+28.4%$25.62B$7.55B13.3919,932Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHWCHancock Whitney4.5649 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+20.1%$5.13B$1.45B11.063,476News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeSSBSouthState4.6158 of 5 stars$95.93-1.0%$116.27+21.2%+16.4%$9.74B$1.88B13.785,030Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.6423 of 5 stars$130.61-1.0%$135.77+4.0%+26.7%$8.74B$2.49B12.925,903News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeASBAssociated Banc4.8234 of 5 stars$25.53-1.3%$26.44+3.6%+17.4%$4.23B$2.39B29.694,000News CoverageFNBF.N.B.3.9346 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+9.7%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastRFRegions Financial4.8887 of 5 stars$24.57-0.9%$26.15+6.4%+20.6%$22.09B$9.37B11.8119,644Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSNVSynovus Financial4.5174 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$57.11+4.7%+28.2%$7.58B$3.43B15.284,775Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWBSWebster Financial4.9451 of 5 stars$58.16-0.9%$63.75+9.6%+26.0%$9.78B$4.18B13.104,407Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BOKF Competitors HBAN Competitors HWC Competitors SSB Competitors WTFC Competitors ASB Competitors FNB Competitors RF Competitors SNV Competitors WBS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CFR) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhich Gold Miner Trades at 30% of NAV? 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