Inscription Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C – Free Report) by 28.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 25,519 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,597 shares during the period. Inscription Capital LLC’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $2,590,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. 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 worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new position in shares of Citigroup during the second quarter worth about $34,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. increased its position in shares of Citigroup by 157.1% in the second quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.72% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $132.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Citigroup from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler set a $135.00 target price on Citigroup in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $141.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.65.
Key Stories Impacting Citigroup
Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Brokerage sentiment is constructive — Citigroup has an average rating of “Moderate Buy,” supporting investor confidence in the stock. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Prominent market voice Jim Cramer called Citi “too, too cheap to ignore,” a high-visibility endorsement that can drive retail and momentum flows into the shares. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Stronger global growth outlook from the IMF (higher 2026 GDP forecasts, aided by AI investment and easing tariffs) improves the lending/markets backdrop and could lift Citi’s revenue opportunities across corporate and trading businesses. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed an EPS beat (Citigroup delivered $1.81 vs. $1.65 consensus) but revenue missed estimates — a mixed report that supports valuation re-rating but leaves questions about top-line momentum. (Company Q4 release and market commentary)
- Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical trade friction: the EU may implement tariffs on U.S. goods as tensions persist, which raises macro uncertainty and could indirectly weigh on cross-border corporate activity and investment banking fees. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Policy and governance uncertainty at the Fed (coverage of probes and calls for overhaul) could increase rate volatility and market risk, which would affect trading revenue and capital-market activity for big banks like Citi. Article Title
Citigroup Stock Up 0.6%
Shares of NYSE C opened at $118.21 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $111.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $211.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.18.
Citigroup (NYSE:C – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 EPS 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 business had revenue of $19.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.34 earnings per share. Citigroup’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.
Citigroup Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders 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 yield of 2.0%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is 34.43%.
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.
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