Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan lifted its position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C – Free Report) by 40.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 64,544 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,589 shares during the quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $6,658,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new position in shares of Citigroup during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Citigroup in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Citigroup in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Citigroup during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 71.72% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $132.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Piper Sandler set a $135.00 target price on Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Citigroup from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Citigroup presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.56.
Citigroup Stock Up 6.0%
C opened at $122.72 on Friday. Citigroup Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.51 and a 12 month high of $124.17. 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 business’s 50-day moving average price is $115.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $103.90. The company 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.
Citigroup (NYSE:C – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 8.28% and a net margin of 8.50%.Citigroup’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.34 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current year.
Citigroup Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a $0.60 dividend. 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%.
More Citigroup News
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 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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