Analysts Offer Predictions for CFR Q1 Earnings

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 4th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.17 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 $8.66 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers’ FY2025 earnings at $9.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.47 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on CFR. Maxim Group upped their target price on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $138.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Stephens boosted their price target on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $125.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Citigroup raised their price objective on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $104.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Compass Point lifted their target price on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $122.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $144.00 price target on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cullen/Frost Bankers has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $130.31.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers stock opened at $140.31 on Wednesday. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a twelve month low of $94.09 and a twelve month high of $147.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $137.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $125.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.82, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.99.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $2.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.19. Cullen/Frost Bankers had a net margin of 18.81% and a return on equity of 16.04%.

Institutional Trading of Cullen/Frost Bankers

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Creative Planning grew its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 8,449 shares of the bank’s stock worth $859,000 after acquiring an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,906 shares of the bank’s stock worth $600,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,199,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 18.5% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 678 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, Diversified Trust Co increased its position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 22,085 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,470,000 after buying an additional 2,755 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Cullen/Frost Bankers

In related news, CEO Phillip D. Green sold 14,358 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.96, for a total transaction of $1,980,829.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 94,423 shares in the company, valued at $13,026,597.08. This trade represents a 13.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Bracher sold 11,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.45, for a total transaction of $1,603,675.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 102,946 shares in the company, valued at $14,355,819.70. This represents a 10.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 29,858 shares of company stock worth $4,137,865. 3.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.95 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.71%. Cullen/Frost Bankers’s payout ratio is currently 42.84%.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Company Profile

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.