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Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.10 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.97. The consensus estimate for Cullen/Frost Bankers’ current full-year earnings is $8.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.11 EPS.
Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $2.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.19. Cullen/Frost Bankers had a return on equity of 15.95% and a net margin of 20.44%.
Several other research analysts have also issued reports on CFR. Citigroup boosted their target price on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $104.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $136.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. DA Davidson lowered Cullen/Frost Bankers from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $138.00 to $143.00 in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Stephens lifted their price target on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $125.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $140.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $132.54.
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Cullen/Frost Bankers Stock Down 1.9 %
Shares of NYSE:CFR opened at $142.34 on Thursday. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a 1 year low of $94.09 and a 1 year high of $147.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $127.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.14 billion, a PE ratio of 16.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.63 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cullen/Frost Bankers
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 169.9% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 224 shares of the bank’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 45.8% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 245 shares of the bank’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Cullen/Frost Bankers in the third quarter worth $29,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in 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, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Cullen/Frost Bankers in the third quarter worth $44,000. 86.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Paul Bracher sold 11,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.45, for a total value of $1,603,675.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 102,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,355,819.70. The trade was a 10.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Cullen/Frost Bankers Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.95 dividend. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Cullen/Frost Bankers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.84%.
About Cullen/Frost Bankers
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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