What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for CFR Q1 Earnings?

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $2.17 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $143.00 target price 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 weighed in on CFR. Maxim Group upped their price objective 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. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $144.00 price objective on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Stephens upped their price objective 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 upped their price objective on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $104.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $140.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $130.31.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Trading Up 2.1 %

CFR opened at $138.70 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 50-day simple moving average of $137.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $125.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.99.

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

Cullen/Frost Bankers Dividend Announcement

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 issued a $0.95 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.74%. Cullen/Frost Bankers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.84%.

Insider Activity at Cullen/Frost Bankers

In other Cullen/Frost Bankers news, insider Paul Bracher sold 11,500 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $1,603,675.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 102,946 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,355,819.70. This trade represents a 10.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 94,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,026,597.08. The trade was a 13.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 29,858 shares of company stock worth $4,137,865 in the last quarter. 3.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CFR. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 169.9% during the 3rd 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. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Cullen/Frost Bankers during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Asset Dedication LLC raised its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 63.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 271 shares of the bank’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 45.8% during the 4th 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. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Cullen/Frost Bankers during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors own 86.90% of the company’s stock.

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.