Citigroup Inc. $C Holdings Increased by Mufg Securities Americas Inc.

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. lifted its stake in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 20.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,737 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,956 shares during the period. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $5,454,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Citigroup by 0.7% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 165,851,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,117,313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148,451 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 42,957,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,645,084,000 after buying an additional 411,894 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 2.2% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 32,290,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,748,571,000 after buying an additional 679,967 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Citigroup by 3.2% during the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 32,161,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,737,583,000 after buying an additional 988,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Citigroup during the second quarter worth about $2,455,929,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi agreed to sell a 24% stake in Banamex for about $2.5B, trimming international retail exposure and unlocking near-term cash ahead of an eventual Banamex IPO — a capital/strategic positive that can fund buybacks, strengthen capital or simplify the franchise. Citi signs deal to sell 24% equity stake in Banamex
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi entities have exited substantial‑holder status in Nuix and Citi is participating as an anchor investor in regional IPOs (e.g., PNGS Reva), reflecting ongoing capital markets activity but with limited direct impact on Citi’s core banking P&L. Citi Group entities exit substantial holder status in Nuix
• Negative Sentiment: Financial stocks fell broadly in late trading, dragging large banks including Citi as investors rotate out of the sector — this market‑wide weakness is a key proximate cause of today’s drop. Sector Update: Financial Stocks Decline Late Afternoon
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and underwriting risk headlines emerging around banks’ exposure to AI/data‑center lending — the ECB is probing lenders’ AI-related risks, which raises uncertainty on loan quality and capital planning for large global banks. That contributes to sectorwide nervousness. European Central Bank Gauges Lenders’ Risks From AI

Citigroup Stock Down 4.6%

C stock opened at $110.67 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $198.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.18. Citigroup Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.51 and a 52-week high of $125.16. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $116.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $105.71.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $20.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.34 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.43%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total transaction of $4,796,088.57. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 45,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. This trade represents a 48.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

C has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $132.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Citigroup from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $87.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.25.

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.