Quantbot Technologies LP Increases Stake in Citigroup Inc. $C

Quantbot Technologies LP increased its holdings in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 135.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 66,541 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,278 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $6,754,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of C. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in Citigroup by 31.5% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 75,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,705,000 after buying an additional 18,176 shares during the period. Permanent Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Citigroup during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,238,000. Donaldson Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the 3rd quarter valued at $58,994,000. Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 61.5% in the 3rd quarter. Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. now owns 57,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,789,000 after acquiring an additional 21,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Financial Services acquired a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the second quarter worth $216,000. 71.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock picked Citi Investor Services to provide select middle-office services for $4.0T of U.S. iShares ETFs — a meaningful client win that supports fee income and strengthens custody/servicing credibility. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citi committed $60B to affordable housing, nearly doubling its sector investment pace — a large, multiyear deployment that positions the bank for stable lending and fee opportunities tied to policy and ESG flows. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citi formed an AI infrastructure financing team to capture demand from data-center builds and related capex — a strategic play to originate large commercial loans and project-finance mandates as AI adoption ramps. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi made a strategic investment in Japan’s Sakana AI (size undisclosed) — signals an effort to back AI partners but unclear near-term financial impact. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Media and research outlets continue to spotlight Citi (trending coverage, analyst attention and higher targets from some firms), which can amplify both inflows and volatility depending on headline flow. (See recent Zacks/MarketBeat summaries.) Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/geopolitical risk is elevated today — headlines about heightened cross‑border conflict in South Asia and Israel/Iran tensions are driving risk‑off flows across markets, which typically pushes bank stocks lower on volatility and flight-to-safety moves. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Company fundamentals that can weigh on sentiment: Q4 showed an EPS beat but revenue missed estimates (reported Jan. 14), and today’s elevated volume suggests profit‑taking or institutional rebalancing; that combination often triggers sharper intraday declines. (See company Q4 results and trading stats.)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

C has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $150.00 target price on Citigroup in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Citigroup from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley set a $152.00 price objective on Citigroup in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $87.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Citigroup from $141.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.25.

Insider Activity at Citigroup

In related news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total transaction of $4,796,088.57. Following the transaction, the insider owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. This represents a 48.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Citigroup Stock Performance

C opened at $110.11 on Friday. Citigroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.51 and a twelve month high of $125.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $192.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.80, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $116.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $106.15.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. Citigroup had a return on equity of 8.28% and a net margin of 8.50%.The company had revenue of $19.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.34 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is 34.43%.

About Citigroup

Citigroup Inc is a global financial services company headquartered in New York City with roots tracing back to the City Bank of New York, founded in 1812. The modern Citigroup was created through the 1998 merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group and has since operated as a diversified bank holding company that provides a broad range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments and institutions worldwide.

Citi’s principal businesses include retail and commercial banking, credit card and consumer lending products, wealth management and private banking, and a full suite of institutional services.