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$138.60 +2.87 (+2.12%)
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CFR vs. BOKF, HBAN, HWC, SSB, WTFC, ASB, FNB, RF, SNV, and WBS

Should 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 (NASDAQ:BOKF) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Cullen/Frost Bankers has lower revenue, but higher 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 Ratio
BOK Financial$3.48B1.92$523.57M$8.7011.94
Cullen/Frost Bankers$2.85B3.13$582.54M$9.1115.21

In the previous week, Cullen/Frost Bankers had 4 more articles in the media than BOK Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cullen/Frost Bankers and 6 mentions for BOK Financial. Cullen/Frost Bankers' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat BOK Financial's score of 0.74 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cullen/Frost Bankers
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

34.4% of BOK Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are held by institutional investors. 56.9% of BOK 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

BOK Financial currently has a consensus target price of $110.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.37%. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a consensus target price of $134.79, suggesting a potential downside of 2.75%. Given BOK Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)
2.27
Cullen/Frost Bankers
3 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93

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.

BOK Financial has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cullen/Frost Bankers has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cullen/Frost Bankers beats BOK Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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 BankersBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.73B$2.24B$12.05B$20.75B
Dividend Yield2.95%2.45%5.56%3.67%
P/E Ratio15.2113.5619.1827.60
Price / Sales3.132.5126.1659.14
Price / Cash12.1513.2721.5022.13
Price / Book2.371.372.324.66
Net Income$582.54M$143.71M$997.60M$994.58M
7 Day Performance0.66%-0.25%0.13%-0.69%
1 Month Performance12.97%8.19%4.90%5.41%
1 Year Performance21.92%17.97%541.38%9.18%

Cullen/Frost Bankers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CFR
Cullen/Frost Bankers
4.5814 of 5 stars
$138.60
+2.1%
$134.79
-2.8%
+21.8%$8.73B$2.85B15.215,854Positive News
BOKF
BOK Financial
4.3484 of 5 stars
$104.77
+1.6%
$110.50
+5.5%
-0.8%$6.73B$1.98B12.045,056Upcoming Earnings
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares
4.9131 of 5 stars
$17.07
-1.8%
$18.48
+8.2%
+16.6%$24.94B$11.96B13.0319,932Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.8301 of 5 stars
$60.23
+1.1%
$63.43
+5.3%
+10.7%$5.16B$2.06B11.113,476Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
SSB
SouthState
4.6256 of 5 stars
$98.72
+1.6%
$116.45
+18.0%
+6.5%$10.02B$1.88B14.185,030News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.6465 of 5 stars
$132.84
+0.7%
$138.00
+3.9%
+15.9%$8.89B$3.97B13.145,903Upcoming Earnings
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9379 of 5 stars
$25.89
+1.4%
$27.22
+5.1%
+8.2%$4.29B$2.39B30.114,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
FNB
F.N.B.
4.3453 of 5 stars
$15.96
+1.0%
$18.00
+12.8%
+0.9%$5.74B$2.57B12.664,280Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
RF
Regions Financial
4.8803 of 5 stars
$24.71
+0.1%
$26.15
+5.8%
+10.6%$22.21B$7.12B11.8819,644Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.8794 of 5 stars
$54.70
+0.3%
$59.35
+8.5%
+16.4%$7.60B$3.43B15.324,775Trending News
Earnings Report
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9401 of 5 stars
$59.70
+1.4%
$65.50
+9.7%
+17.9%$10.04B$4.18B13.444,407Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:CFR) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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