Why CFR Stock advanced +0.54% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$157.85 +0.54% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. (CFR) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 57/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh money.

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $9.81B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE-0.4% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:54% Call Buyers ($2.4M)
46% PutsMax Pain: $155.00
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Why CFR Stock advanced +0.54% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. (CFR) advanced +0.54% to $157.85 as options desks priced 54% call premium vs. 46% put protection around the $155 max-pain magnet. Stretched risk/reward at 15x P/E (3% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 75% of its 52-week range ($119.15 – $170.8) with RSI-14 at 54.3 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.4M in bullish call flow vs. $2.1M in put flow (Put/Call 0.86x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable D+ (Sell) backed by 44% gross margin and $127.3M annual free cash flow.
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Cullen/Frost Bankers Q3 Earnings Call Highlights

Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $178.5 million, up 3.4% from a year earlier, as loan growth, deposit gains and branch-expansion activity supported results. Earnings per share ros

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CFR // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +8.74%📐 WEDGE COMPRESSION COIL
2026-10-30O $159.1H $159.1L $156.3C $157.6VOL 522.3K
RES: $162.2SUP: $148.1SMA50: $157.7SMA200: $148.8
$173.5$162.3$151.0$139.8$128.5RES $162.2SUP $148.1$157.62026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
7.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +14.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Why is CFR stock moving today?

Why CFR Stock advanced +0.54% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Stretched risk/reward at 15x P/E (3% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.