12:35 PM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We increase our 12-month target price by $2 to $42, 7.3x our 2026 EPS estimate, a discount to CMA's five-year forward P/E average of 10.8x to reflect a diminished earnings profile and weak deposit trends. We increase our 2025 EPS estimate by $0.23 to $5.42 and bump up 2026's by $0.03 to $5.73. On the positive side, reduced tariff uncertainty and an improving regulatory environment should benefit CMA's capital markets business and loan demand. However, we remain unconvinced of CMA's ability to achieve sustainable growth as the bank continues to lose noninterest-bearing deposits, while peers have seen far more stability. Our 2026 revenue forecast of $3.5 billion implies less than 1% annual growth since 2019, while our 2026 EPS estimate of $5.73 suggests significant earnings contraction over the same time frame. Consequently, we don't anticipate any meaningful dividend increases in the foreseeable future. Shares yield 4.4%.