Brokers Offer Predictions for CFR Q2 Earnings

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research note issued on Friday, May 2nd. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter forecasts that the bank will earn $2.33 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $143.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cullen/Frost Bankers’ current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on CFR. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $140.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from an “underperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and set a $132.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $147.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Stephens lifted their price objective on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $138.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $132.14.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Stock Performance

Cullen/Frost Bankers stock opened at $122.49 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.81, a P/E/G ratio of 6.46 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $119.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $131.05. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a 52-week low of $94.09 and a 52-week high of $147.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The bank reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.17 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $560.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $540.57 million. Cullen/Frost Bankers had a return on equity of 15.95% and a net margin of 20.44%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. This is a boost from Cullen/Frost Bankers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.27%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Cullen/Frost Bankers’s payout ratio is currently 41.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cullen/Frost Bankers

In related news, CAO Matthew Bradley Henson acquired 1,870 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $16.93 per share, with a total value of $31,659.10. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 5,545 shares in the company, valued at approximately $93,876.85. This trade represents a 50.88 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.89% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cullen/Frost Bankers

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 24.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 8,514 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,066,000 after acquiring an additional 1,668 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 9.4% in the first quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 376,784 shares of the bank’s stock worth $47,173,000 after purchasing an additional 32,477 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 4.6% during the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,063 shares of the bank’s stock worth $884,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers in the 1st quarter valued at $12,169,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers in the 1st quarter valued at $305,000. Institutional investors own 86.90% of the company’s stock.

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.