Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) Competitors $106.68 -5.03 (-4.50%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$106.92 +0.24 (+0.23%) As of 04:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CFR vs. MTB, FITB, FCNCA, HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, SSB, and WBSShould you be buying Cullen/Frost Bankers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cullen/Frost Bankers include M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Cullen/Frost Bankers vs. M&T Bank Fifth Third Bancorp First Citizens BancShares Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Webster Financial M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, MTB or CFR? M&T Bank has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cullen/Frost Bankers has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, MTB or CFR? M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Cullen/Frost Bankers. M&T Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cullen/Frost Bankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioM&T Bank$9.23B2.80$2.59B$14.6310.74Cullen/Frost Bankers$2.06B3.32$582.54M$8.8712.03 Is MTB or CFR more profitable? Cullen/Frost Bankers has a net margin of 20.44% compared to M&T Bank's net margin of 19.24%. Cullen/Frost Bankers' return on equity of 15.95% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets M&T Bank19.24% 10.12% 1.25% Cullen/Frost Bankers 20.44%15.95%1.17% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTB or CFR? Cullen/Frost Bankers received 94 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 45.80% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote while only 38.98% of users gave Cullen/Frost Bankers an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformM&T BankOutperform Votes25145.80% Underperform Votes29754.20% Cullen/Frost BankersOutperform Votes34538.98% Underperform Votes54061.02% Does the media refer more to MTB or CFR? In the previous week, M&T Bank had 17 more articles in the media than Cullen/Frost Bankers. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for M&T Bank and 22 mentions for Cullen/Frost Bankers. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Cullen/Frost Bankers' score of 0.59 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment M&T Bank 27 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cullen/Frost Bankers 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MTB or CFR? 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate MTB or CFR? M&T Bank currently has a consensus price target of $215.97, suggesting a potential upside of 37.45%. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a consensus price target of $132.57, suggesting a potential upside of 24.27%. Given M&T Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than Cullen/Frost Bankers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score M&T Bank 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41Cullen/Frost Bankers 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93 Is MTB or CFR a better dividend stock? M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. M&T Bank pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cullen/Frost Bankers has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Cullen/Frost Bankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryM&T Bank beats Cullen/Frost Bankers on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Cullen/Frost Bankers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CFR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCullen/Frost BankersNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.86B$19.22B$10.29B$17.69BDividend Yield3.05%3.50%5.42%3.79%P/E Ratio12.0311.3421.3629.96Price / Sales3.322.6024.9924.26Price / Cash12.7411.1617.6217.54Price / Book1.831.052.564.13Net Income$582.54M$2.17B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-14.26%-8.03%-5.37%-8.68%1 Month Performance-18.54%-10.17%494.10%-9.64%1 Year Performance-3.06%7.99%530.22%-4.93% Cullen/Frost Bankers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.7267 of 5 stars$106.68-4.5%$132.57+24.3%+1.8%$6.86B$2.06B12.034,980Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMTBM&T Bank4.9676 of 5 stars$179.35+2.3%$218.79+22.0%+17.5%$29.47B$9.23B12.2622,800Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9926 of 5 stars$39.32+2.3%$46.64+18.6%-1.0%$26.24B$8.25B12.5118,724Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.9904 of 5 stars$1,852.71+1.0%$2,288.08+23.5%+3.2%$25.10B$9.73B9.7610,700Positive NewsGap DownHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9603 of 5 stars$15.06+1.8%$18.18+20.7%-1.1%$21.97B$7.39B12.2319,955Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownRFRegions Financial4.9831 of 5 stars$21.83+1.9%$27.17+24.4%-2.9%$19.77B$7.08B11.2520,100Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownKEYKeyCorp4.986 of 5 stars$16.05+1.6%$19.42+21.0%-7.4%$17.73B$4.39B-53.4817,333Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownEWBCEast West Bancorp4.3885 of 5 stars$90.07+1.1%$111.31+23.6%+2.8%$12.46B$2.57B10.813,160Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownFHNFirst Horizon4.9404 of 5 stars$19.46+1.2%$22.23+14.2%+16.3%$10.01B$3.10B14.317,540Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSSBSouthState4.4647 of 5 stars$93.66+1.6%$115.44+23.3%+5.8%$9.48B$1.67B13.435,030Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownWBSWebster Financial4.9706 of 5 stars$51.75+1.4%$63.36+22.4%-9.3%$8.87B$2.58B11.843,240Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTB Competitors FITB Competitors FCNCA Competitors HBAN Competitors RF Competitors KEY Competitors EWBC Competitors FHN Competitors SSB Competitors WBS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CFR) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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