Triglav Investments D.O.O. Acquires 33,138 Shares of Citigroup Inc. $C

Triglav Investments D.O.O. increased its holdings in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 115.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 61,812 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,138 shares during the quarter. Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $6,274,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its stake in shares of Citigroup by 87.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 257 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Guerra Advisors Inc bought a new position in Citigroup in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Citigroup during the third quarter worth approximately $40,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in Citigroup during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 35.3% during the third quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 418 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Citigroup News

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain broadly constructive on Citigroup after the bank beat Q4 EPS expectations and commentary highlighted improving profitability metrics; this underpins investor confidence in the stock. Is Citigroup (C) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage summarizing what lifted Citigroup in Q4 reinforces the beat on EPS and highlights drivers (trading income, expense control) that support near‑term earnings momentum. Here’s what lifted Citigroup (C) in Q4
• Positive Sentiment: Big U.S. banks, including Citigroup, increased Washington lobbying spend last year — a move investors may view as proactive risk management that could reduce regulatory uncertainty and protect franchise value. Big US banks boost Washington lobbying muscle as policy fights heat up
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup filed to create a new 6.250% preferred stock series — a capital‑markets action that provides funding flexibility but increases fixed‑rate obligations and may change capital allocation dynamics. Investors should watch issuance size and use of proceeds. Citigroup Establishes New 6.250% Preferred Stock Series II
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Citigroup plans to cut up to 60,000 jobs by 2026 are drawing attention — large cuts can boost efficiency but also signal slower revenue trends and bring one‑time charges and execution risk, which can weigh on near‑term sentiment. Citigroup to Axe 60,000 Jobs by 2026 — What It Signals for Bank Workers Everywhere

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on C shares. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $141.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler set a $135.00 price objective on Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $132.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Citigroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.56.

Citigroup Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE C opened at $117.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $210.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.84, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.18. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $114.63 and its 200 day moving average is $103.61. Citigroup Inc. has a 52 week low of $55.51 and a 52 week high of $124.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.00.

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

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.