Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Lifted by Analyst (NYSE:CFG)

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Citizens Financial Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Citizens Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Citizens Financial Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The bank reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.01). Citizens Financial Group had a return on equity of 6.21% and a net margin of 10.74%. The company had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.92 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on CFG. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Citizens Financial Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Citizens Financial Group from $41.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on Citizens Financial Group from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Citizens Financial Group from $43.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 18th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Citizens Financial Group from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.60.

Citizens Financial Group Trading Down 2.8 %

CFG stock opened at $39.91 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $41.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.49. Citizens Financial Group has a one year low of $22.77 and a one year high of $43.96. The stock has a market cap of $18.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its stake in Citizens Financial Group by 12.7% during the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 2,344 shares of the bank’s stock worth $84,000 after acquiring an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC raised its stake in Citizens Financial Group by 3.9% during the first quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 8,046 shares of the bank’s stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 11.5% during the second quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,250 shares of the bank’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 0.5% during the first quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 82,032 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,977,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its holdings in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 0.4% during the first quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 96,350 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,497,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Citizens Financial Group

In other Citizens Financial Group news, insider Craig Jack Read sold 3,938 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.26, for a total transaction of $170,357.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 33,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,454,401.20. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.62% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Citizens Financial Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 31st were paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 31st. Citizens Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.87%.

About Citizens Financial Group

Citizens Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, corporations, and institutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking.