What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for CFR Q2 Earnings?

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers in a report issued on Friday, May 2nd. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.33 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 $8.85 per share.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Cullen/Frost Bankers had a net margin of 20.44% and a return on equity of 15.95%. The business had revenue of $560.42 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $540.57 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $132.00 to $120.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased 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 report on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $147.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stephens raised their price target on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $138.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $132.14.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Stock Performance

CFR stock opened at $125.08 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm has a market cap of $8.04 billion, a PE ratio of 14.10, a P/E/G ratio of 6.46 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50 day moving average of $119.84 and a 200-day moving average of $131.11. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a 12-month low of $94.09 and a 12-month high of $147.64.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.20%. Cullen/Frost Bankers’s payout ratio is presently 41.71%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cullen/Frost Bankers

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 30.3% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 18,689 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,091,000 after purchasing an additional 4,348 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,083 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,756,000 after acquiring an additional 1,003 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 234.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 436,393 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $48,814,000 after acquiring an additional 305,921 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in Cullen/Frost Bankers during the 4th quarter worth approximately $389,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 167.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 7,507 shares of the bank’s stock worth $901,000 after purchasing an additional 4,704 shares in the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.