Crescent Grove Advisors LLC Acquires New Position in Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. $CFR

Crescent Grove Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFRFree Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 24,964 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $3,422,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 61.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 605,697 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $75,833,000 after buying an additional 230,993 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 166,900 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $20,896,000 after buying an additional 15,063 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 40.8% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 366 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 12.2% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 126,040 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $16,201,000 after acquiring an additional 13,718 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cullen/Frost Bankers by 82.9% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,174 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $151,000 after acquiring an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cullen/Frost Bankers

In other news, EVP Carol Jean Severyn sold 837 shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.29, for a total value of $124,118.73. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 12,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,885,062.48. The trade was a 6.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CFR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. TD Cowen raised Cullen/Frost Bankers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Barclays upped their price target on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Citigroup increased their price target on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $131.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Cullen/Frost Bankers from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised Cullen/Frost Bankers from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $135.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $152.42.

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Cullen/Frost Bankers Stock Performance

Shares of CFR stock opened at $161.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $10.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.54. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $146.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.34. Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. has a one year low of $119.00 and a one year high of $163.80.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFRGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The bank reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.49 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $574.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.28 million. Cullen/Frost Bankers had a net margin of 22.86% and a return on equity of 15.58%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.30 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. will post 10.57 EPS for the current year.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $1.03 per share. This is an increase from Cullen/Frost Bankers’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Cullen/Frost Bankers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.12%.

About Cullen/Frost Bankers

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Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc is the holding company for Frost Bank, a Texas-chartered financial institution whose origins date back to 1868 in San Antonio. As one of the oldest banking organizations in the state, it offers a broad range of services to individuals, small and large businesses, and institutional clients. Core banking activities include commercial lending, deposit services, cash management and trade finance, while consumer products cover residential mortgages, personal lines of credit and home equity loans.

Beyond traditional banking, the company provides comprehensive treasury and equipment leasing solutions tailored to support working capital and capital expenditure requirements.

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