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NYSE:CFR

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) Competitors

$105.26
+0.66 (+0.63%)
(As of 05/26/2023 07:00 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$102.64
$105.53
50-Day Range
$93.42
$110.27
52-Week Range
$92.55
$160.60
Volume
320,700 shs
Average Volume
617,567 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.78 billion
P/E Ratio
10.52
Dividend Yield
3.31%
Price Target
$134.42

CFR vs. WBS, FHN, BOKF, ZION, SNV, FNB, PNFP, ONB, KEY, and UMBF

Should you be buying Cullen/Frost Bankers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cullen/Frost Bankers include Webster Financial (WBS), First Horizon (FHN), BOK Financial (BOKF), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Synovus Financial (SNV), F.N.B. (FNB), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Old National Bancorp (ONB), KeyCorp (KEY), and UMB Financial (UMBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

Cullen/Frost Bankers vs.

Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

85.9% of Webster Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Webster Financial received 153 more outperform votes than Cullen/Frost Bankers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.13% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 41.44% of users gave Cullen/Frost Bankers an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Webster FinancialOutperform Votes
492
59.13%
Underperform Votes
340
40.87%
Cullen/Frost BankersOutperform Votes
339
41.44%
Underperform Votes
479
58.56%

Webster Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Cullen/Frost Bankers. Webster 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 Ratio
Webster Financial$2.73 billion2.37$644.28 million$4.937.48
Cullen/Frost Bankers$1.85 billion3.66$579.15 million$10.0110.52

Cullen/Frost Bankers has a net margin of 30.40% compared to Webster Financial's net margin of 28.33%. Cullen/Frost Bankers' return on equity of 21.59% beat Webster Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Webster Financial 28.33% 13.39% 1.47%
Cullen/Frost Bankers 30.40% 21.59% 1.26%

In the previous week, Webster Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Cullen/Frost Bankers. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Webster Financial and 7 mentions for Cullen/Frost Bankers. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Cullen/Frost Bankers' score of 0.38 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Webster Financial
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cullen/Frost Bankers
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Webster Financial pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays out 34.8% 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. Cullen/Frost Bankers has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Webster Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Webster Financial presently has a consensus price target of $54.42, suggesting a potential upside of 47.51%. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a consensus price target of $134.42, suggesting a potential upside of 27.70%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than Cullen/Frost Bankers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Webster Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Cullen/Frost Bankers
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Webster Financial has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cullen/Frost Bankers has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Webster Financial beats Cullen/Frost Bankers on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CFR vs. The Competition

MetricCullen/Frost BankersNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.78B$14.28B$5.88B$14.41B
Dividend Yield3.33%4.28%9.79%4.08%
P/E Ratio10.526.38148.8817.56
Price / Sales3.662.086,226.728.93
Price / Cash9.066.8731.8015.13
Price / Book2.261.001.816.91
Net Income$579.15M$2.01B$641.41M$895.30M
7 Day Performance1.22%0.16%0.48%-0.94%
1 Month Performance-4.53%-3.84%-0.70%-1.38%
1 Year Performance-16.15%-17.65%8.07%-10.13%

Cullen/Frost Bankers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WBS
Webster Financial
3.1997 of 5 stars
$36.85
-1.5%
$55.09
+49.5%
-24.3%$6.44B$2.73B7.474,193
FHN
First Horizon
2.9888 of 5 stars
$11.24
+1.8%
$25.00
+122.4%
-52.9%$6.04B$3.51B6.947,542
BOKF
BOK Financial
2.8006 of 5 stars
$81.48
+1.2%
$102.86
+26.2%
-2.7%$5.43B$2.04B8.844,791Short Interest ↓
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ZION
Zions Bancorporation, National Association
3.186 of 5 stars
$29.39
+4.6%
$46.00
+56.5%
-49.8%$4.35B$3.34B5.029,989Analyst Revision
SNV
Synovus Financial
3.1028 of 5 stars
$28.51
+1.7%
$39.88
+39.9%
-33.9%$4.17B$2.49B5.535,114
FNB
F.N.B.
2.9298 of 5 stars
$11.25
-0.7%
$14.83
+31.9%
-6.4%$4.06B$1.61B7.714,190Short Interest ↑
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
2.7701 of 5 stars
$52.23
+3.1%
$77.88
+49.1%
-38.4%$4.01B$1.79B7.163,242
ONB
Old National Bancorp
2.9164 of 5 stars
$13.17
+1.9%
$20.00
+51.9%
-19.4%$3.85B$1.85B6.553,967
KEY
KeyCorp
3.5766 of 5 stars
$10.46
+1.8%
$16.55
+58.3%
-50.1%$9.78B$8.13B5.9118,891Ex-Dividend
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UMBF
UMB Financial
2.8197 of 5 stars
$61.33
+2.7%
$83.80
+36.6%
-35.5%$2.98B$1.69B7.133,770Short Interest ↑

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This page (NYSE:CFR) was last updated on 5/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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