National Pension Service Has $554.12 Million Stock Position in Citigroup Inc. $C

National Pension Service reduced its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,959,126 shares of the company’s stock after selling 91,981 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $554,119,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Citigroup by 166.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 12,499 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Citigroup by 20.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 1,669 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new stake in shares of Citigroup during the second quarter worth $972,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Citigroup by 3,016.7% during the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Citigroup by 26.9% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 15,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,301,000 after purchasing an additional 3,238 shares in the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Citigroup Stock Performance

Shares of Citigroup stock opened at $137.91 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $135.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $235.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.89, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.12. Citigroup Inc. has a 52 week low of $93.66 and a 52 week high of $147.96.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $3.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.74 by $0.41. Citigroup had a return on equity of 10.15% and a net margin of 10.23%.The business had revenue of $24.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.96 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Citigroup Inc. will post 11.21 EPS for the current year.

Citigroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. This is a positive change from Citigroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is 28.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

C has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Citigroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Argus set a $150.00 price objective on Citigroup in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings raised Citigroup from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer downgraded Citigroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Citigroup presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $145.22.

Trending Headlines about Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Private-bank expansion: Citi Private Bank hired Teresa Radzinski from Bank of America to strengthen relationships with ultra-high-net-worth clients. The move could support growth in deposits, lending and wealth-management fees. Citi Private Bank hires Radzinski from Bank of America
• Positive Sentiment: Tokenized deposits: Citi plans to introduce a tokenized-deposit service for Japanese businesses, extending its blockchain-based payments capabilities into a major corporate market. The initiative could create new transaction revenue and improve payment efficiency, although commercial benefits may take time to develop. Citi plans to bring tokenized deposit service to Japanese businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Cross-border payments milestone: Citi and DBS completed a live Singapore-to-U.S. dollar payment using tokenized bank deposits and SWIFT’s blockchain-based Digital Ledger. The transaction reinforces Citi’s positioning in faster, around-the-clock institutional payments. DBS and Citi bring 24/7 tokenized dollar payments to SWIFT’s blockchain ledger
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish investment view: A Wall Street-focused analysis highlighted Citi’s restructuring progress and argued that the stock’s valuation has not fully reflected the improvement. Such commentary may reinforce investor confidence in management’s turnaround strategy. Citigroup’s restructuring is working, and valuation has not caught up
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi hosted presentations from biotechnology companies at its 2026 Biopharma Back to School Summit. The event supports Citi’s investment-banking and research franchise but is unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Seaport Therapeutics presents at Citi’s Biopharma Back to School Summit

About Citigroup

Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) is a global financial services company headquartered in New York City. Through its businesses, Citi provides banking, lending, credit card, wealth management, investment banking, securities, markets and treasury services to individuals, businesses, financial institutions and governments.

The company’s operations include U.S. Personal Banking, which offers consumer banking, credit cards and lending products; Wealth Management, which serves affluent and high-net-worth clients; and its Institutional Clients Group, which provides investment banking, corporate banking, markets, securities services and transaction banking.