Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab Increases Holdings in Citigroup Inc. $C

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab lifted its stake in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) by 9.7% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 221,163 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,561 shares during the quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $25,082,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cora Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Citigroup by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Cora Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 0.4% in the first quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,336,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Citigroup by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. CFO Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Citigroup by 1.5% during the first quarter. CFO Capital Management LLC now owns 5,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $590,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp grew its stake in Citigroup by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Citigroup news, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total value of $265,260.10. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 12,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,527,908.20. This represents a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on C. Zacks Research raised shares of Citigroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a report on Friday. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Citigroup from $134.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Citigroup from $158.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Citigroup from $137.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $145.67.

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Citigroup Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of C stock opened at $132.82 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $134.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $123.56. Citigroup Inc. has a 12-month low of $87.94 and a 12-month high of $147.96. The firm has a market cap of $226.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.11.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $3.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $24.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.74 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 10.15% and a net margin of 10.23%.The company’s revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.96 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 11.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, May 7th that allows the company to repurchase $30.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 13.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Citigroup Company Profile

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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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