Are Cullen Frost Bankers Inc (CFR) stocks a prudent buy?

A share price of Cullen Frost Bankers Inc [CFR] is currently trading at $143.66, up 12.60%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CFR shares have gain 10.11% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 26.62%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Cullen Frost Bankers Inc [NYSE: CFR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 01, 2024, when Maxim Group reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $149 from $138. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight on August 05, 2024, and elevated its price target to $121. On July 26, 2024, Maxim Group reiterated its Buy rating and revised its price target to $138 on the stock. Compass Point downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a Underperform and raised its price target to $111 on January 03, 2024. Citigroup started tracking with a Sell rating for this stock on December 01, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $94. In a note dated August 25, 2023, UBS upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $97 to $100.

Cullen Frost Bankers Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $91.24 and $135.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $139.83 within the next 12 months. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc [NYSE: CFR] shares were valued at $143.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.67% based on the average CFR price forecast.

Analyzing the CFR fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Cullen Frost Bankers Inc [NYSE:CFR] were 2.81B which represents 8.39% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.07% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.03.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 138.77 points at the first support level, and at 133.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 146.37, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 149.08.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Cullen Frost Bankers Inc [NYSE:CFR] is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.28, the price to book ratio is 2.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.85.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Berman Bobby, GEVP Research & Strategy, that happened on Nov 01 ’24 when 3506.0 shares were sold. Officer, Berman Bobby completed a deal on Nov 01 ’24 to buy 3506.0 shares. Meanwhile, GEVP Chief Credit Officer Kasanoff Howard L. sold 3000.0 shares on Jul 31 ’24.

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