Twin Capital Management Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C – Free Report) by 32.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,085 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,906 shares during the period. Twin Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $3,358,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of C. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC increased its stake in Citigroup by 87.6% in the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Citigroup during the second quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Citigroup during the second quarter worth about $38,000. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have issued reports on C. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research upgraded Citigroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Citigroup from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Citigroup from $134.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $125.56.
Citigroup News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Management optimism on consent orders — Citi executives told Reuters they expect to complete remediation work on major regulatory consent orders later this year, which would reduce compliance uncertainty and the risk of further supervisory restrictions. Exclusive: Citigroup aims to complete work on consent orders this year, sources say
- Positive Sentiment: Employee benefit/PR move — Citi will match the federal government’s $1,000 deposits to Trump Accounts for children of U.S. employees (born 2025–2028), a low-cost benefit that can help staff retention and signal stability in workforce support. Citi to match federal government’s $1K Trump Account contributions for employees’ children
- Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings update — Citi reported Q4 EPS above consensus ($1.81 vs. $1.65) which supports valuation; revenue was slightly below expectations but EPS beat and year-over-year EPS growth reduce near-term earnings risk. Citigroup stock page / Q4 results summary
- Neutral Sentiment: Large workforce reduction reported — Coverage notes Citi plans to cut up to ~60,000 jobs by 2026; while large layoffs could boost margins over time, they create execution risk and public scrutiny that investors should monitor. Citigroup to Axe 60,000 Jobs by 2026 — What It Signals
- Neutral Sentiment: Sector lobbying and policy risk — Reuters reports big U.S. banks increased lobbying as policy fights heat up in Washington; this underscores ongoing regulatory and policy risk that could affect Citi and peers, but is a broad-sector factor rather than company‑specific. Big US banks boost Washington lobbying muscle as policy fights heat up
Citigroup Trading Up 6.0%
Shares of C stock opened at $122.72 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $219.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. Citigroup Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $55.51 and a fifty-two week high of $124.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $115.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.90.
Citigroup (NYSE:C – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.34 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Citigroup Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.43%.
Citigroup Company Profile
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.
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