Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 14,955 Shares of Citigroup Inc. $C

Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 124.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,977 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,955 shares during the quarter. Citigroup makes up 0.6% of Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $2,738,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in C. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its stake in Citigroup by 87.6% in the third 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 period. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 157.1% in the 2nd quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Citigroup during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reduced short interest — Short interest fell about 12.7% in January (to ~25.2M shares), which reduces one source of downside pressure and the risk of short-squeeze-driven volatility.
• Positive Sentiment: Workforce upskilling for AI — CEO Jane Fraser says Citigroup is training roughly 175,000 employees to adapt to AI-driven role changes; that signals management is investing in productivity and talent retention rather than only cutting staff. Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says 175,000 employees are being trained
• Neutral Sentiment: Fed decision / macro backdrop — The Fed held rates steady amid sticky inflation and a tight jobs market; higher-for-longer rates are a mixed signal for banks (support for net interest margins but greater risk of market volatility). US Federal Reserve holds rates steady amid sticky inflation, resilient jobs market
• Neutral Sentiment: Participation/filings disclosure — Citigroup posted participation notifications (shareholding/regulated disclosure) today; routine but worth monitoring for large insider or investor moves. Participation notifications by Citigroup Inc.
• Negative Sentiment: Planned layoffs — Citigroup is moving ahead with a March round of cuts as part of a 20,000-job reduction through 2026; that helps cuts costs but signals near-term disruption and execution risk around the bank’s multi‑year overhaul. More Layoffs Are Coming at Citigroup in March
• Negative Sentiment: Legal & reputational risks — A former managing director has sued Citigroup alleging mishandled sexual‑harassment claims; the bank is pushing to move the case to arbitration. Ongoing litigation and management‑level allegations can trap management attention and create headline risk. Citigroup rejects harassment claims against top executive, seeks to move case into arbitration
• Negative Sentiment: Criminal conviction of ex-executive — A former Citigroup managing director pleaded guilty in a serious criminal case, adding reputational risk and potential regulatory scrutiny. Ex-Citi Managing Director Pleads Guilty
• Negative Sentiment: Volatility risk from rising rates — Citigroup warned about the potential for a market “volatility event” tied to rising rates, which could hurt trading revenue and create mark-to-market losses in certain businesses. Citigroup is worried about a ‘volatility event’ triggered by rising rates

Citigroup Trading Down 0.5%

Citigroup stock opened at $114.25 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market cap of $204.42 billion, a PE ratio of 16.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $112.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $102.72. Citigroup Inc. has a one year low of $55.51 and a one year high of $124.17.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.34 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s payout ratio is presently 34.43%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

C has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a report on Monday, January 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Citigroup from $118.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $132.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $107.00 to $124.00 in a research note on Friday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $125.56.

Citigroup Company 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.