Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) Competitors $136.50 +1.30 (+0.96%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$136.17 -0.33 (-0.24%) As of 04:00 AM 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. BOKF, HBAN, HWC, SSB, WTFC, ASB, FNB, RF, SNV, and WBSShould you be buying Cullen/Frost Bankers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cullen/Frost Bankers include BOK Financial (BOKF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Hancock Whitney (HWC), SouthState (SSB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), Synovus Financial (SNV), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Cullen/Frost Bankers vs. Its Competitors BOK Financial Huntington Bancshares Hancock Whitney SouthState Wintrust Financial Associated Banc F.N.B. Regions Financial Synovus Financial Webster Financial Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) and BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CFR or BOKF? Cullen/Frost Bankers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BOK Financial. BOK Financial 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 RatioCullen/Frost Bankers$2.85B3.08$582.54M$9.1114.98BOK Financial$3.48B1.92$523.57M$8.7011.94 Do analysts recommend CFR or BOKF? Cullen/Frost Bankers currently has a consensus price target of $134.79, suggesting a potential downside of 1.26%. BOK Financial has a consensus price target of $110.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. Given BOK Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BOK Financial is more favorable than Cullen/Frost Bankers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cullen/Frost Bankers 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93BOK Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Does the media favor CFR or BOKF? In the previous week, Cullen/Frost Bankers had 6 more articles in the media than BOK Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cullen/Frost Bankers and 8 mentions for BOK Financial. Cullen/Frost Bankers' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BOK Financial's score of 0.60 indicating that Cullen/Frost Bankers is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cullen/Frost Bankers 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BOK Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, CFR or BOKF? Cullen/Frost Bankers has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOK Financial has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CFR or BOKF more profitable? Cullen/Frost Bankers has a net margin of 20.89% compared to BOK Financial's net margin of 16.39%. Cullen/Frost Bankers' return on equity of 15.70% beat BOK Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cullen/Frost Bankers20.89% 15.70% 1.17% BOK Financial 16.39%9.51%1.05% Is CFR or BOKF a better dividend stock? Cullen/Frost Bankers pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BOK Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BOK Financial pays out 26.2% 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 increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years and BOK Financial has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Cullen/Frost Bankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CFR or BOKF? 86.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of BOK Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.1% of BOK Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCullen/Frost Bankers beats BOK Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 CFR 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 BankersBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.69B$2.26B$11.91B$20.52BDividend Yield2.96%2.42%5.57%3.78%P/E Ratio14.9813.5419.9827.79Price / Sales3.082.5125.3740.41Price / Cash12.1013.4221.4422.26Price / Book2.341.372.264.58Net Income$582.54M$143.71M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance1.49%0.44%0.22%0.41%1 Month Performance6.07%5.36%2.88%3.59%1 Year Performance38.06%30.38%541.16%14.47% Cullen/Frost Bankers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.7821 of 5 stars$136.50+1.0%$134.79-1.3%+39.7%$8.69B$2.85B14.985,854Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBOKFBOK Financial4.4471 of 5 stars$101.58-1.3%$110.08+8.4%+18.2%$6.53B$3.48B11.685,056Analyst ForecastHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8211 of 5 stars$17.54flat$18.33+4.5%+34.6%$25.62B$7.55B13.3919,932Analyst ForecastHWCHancock Whitney4.6142 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+33.5%$5.13B$1.45B11.063,476News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSSBSouthState4.4241 of 5 stars$95.93-1.0%$116.27+21.2%+28.2%$9.74B$1.88B13.785,030Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWTFCWintrust Financial4.4678 of 5 stars$130.61-1.0%$135.77+4.0%+37.7%$8.74B$2.49B12.925,903Analyst ForecastASBAssociated Banc4.5768 of 5 stars$25.53-1.3%$26.44+3.6%+26.3%$4.23B$2.39B29.694,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFNBF.N.B.4.2718 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+17.7%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280RFRegions Financial4.8856 of 5 stars$24.57-0.9%$26.15+6.4%+24.7%$22.09B$9.37B11.8119,644SNVSynovus Financial4.786 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$57.11+4.7%+39.7%$7.58B$3.43B15.284,775Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWBSWebster Financial4.8741 of 5 stars$58.16-0.9%$63.75+9.6%+38.0%$9.78B$4.18B13.104,407News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BOKF Competitors HBAN Competitors HWC Competitors SSB Competitors WTFC Competitors ASB Competitors FNB Competitors RF Competitors SNV 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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