Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) Cut by Analyst

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) – Equities researchers at Wedbush dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 9th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $1.96 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.00. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $123.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cullen/Frost Bankers’ current full-year earnings is $8.59 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.30 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.80 EPS.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The bank reported $2.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.07 by $0.14. Cullen/Frost Bankers had a net margin of 19.51% and a return on equity of 17.43%. The business had revenue of $528.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $506.83 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.47 earnings per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Maxim Group lifted their target price on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $132.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $126.00 to $123.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 27th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $107.00 to $104.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $121.00 to $117.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $121.31.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of CFR stock opened at $118.80 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $110.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $107.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.61 billion, a PE ratio of 14.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.64. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a 1 year low of $82.25 and a 1 year high of $123.17.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Investors of record on Friday, August 30th were given a dividend of $0.95 per share. This is a positive change from Cullen/Frost Bankers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 30th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.20%. Cullen/Frost Bankers’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.34%.

Insider Transactions at Cullen/Frost Bankers

In other Cullen/Frost Bankers news, EVP Howard L. Kasanoff sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.20, for a total transaction of $357,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,598 shares in the company, valued at approximately $190,481.60. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Cullen/Frost Bankers news, EVP Howard L. Kasanoff sold 3,000 shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.20, for a total value of $357,600.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $190,481.60. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Candace K. Wolfshohl sold 5,000 shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.65, for a total value of $598,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,243,796.45. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cullen/Frost Bankers

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Procyon Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 8.9% during the third quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 2,212 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Juncture Wealth Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 45.4% during the third quarter. Juncture Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 2,881 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its stake in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 767.4% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,383 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $378,000 after purchasing an additional 2,993 shares in the last quarter. New England Research & Management Inc. purchased a new position in Cullen/Frost Bankers in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $954,000. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. raised its stake in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 10.0% in the third quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 4,867 shares of the bank’s stock worth $544,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.