Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $126.1875.

C has been the subject of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler set a $135.00 target price on Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $113.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $132.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $141.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Citigroup from $134.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th.

Citigroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE C opened at $111.12 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $104.55. 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 company has a market cap of $198.82 billion, a PE ratio of 15.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.18. Citigroup has a 12 month low of $55.51 and a 12 month high of $125.16.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. Citigroup’s revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.34 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Citigroup will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Citigroup

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in C. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its holdings in Citigroup by 87.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 257 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. bought a new stake in Citigroup during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Dunhill Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 92.2% during the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Luken Investment Analytics LLC bought a new position in shares of Citigroup in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, High Note Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 107.7% in the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup’s rates desk warns markets are “too calm” about U.S. inflation — a view that implies higher‑for‑longer rates and could support banks’ net interest income (a key earnings driver). Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Citi is expanding tokenized products to Solana, signaling growth in its digital‑assets and tokenization business — a potential revenue/fee diversification play if adoption rises. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Citi India management flagged trade‑deal driven investment opportunities — incremental international growth that could help long‑term revenue expansion. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The Fed is re‑calibrating supervision toward core financial stability and may ease some prior “matters requiring attention” (MRAs) — potentially lowering regulatory friction for large banks over time. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Citi’s incoming CFO publicly warned that a credit‑card rate cap would harm retail/travel/hospitality — a policy stance that, if it helps prevent restrictive caps, would protect card revenue and fees. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi presented at major conferences (BoA, UBS); transcripts provide management commentary on strategy but no game‑changing guidance this round. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Jane Fraser’s 2025 compensation was set at $42M (about $7.5M higher year‑over‑year). The pay increase — coming after layoffs — creates negative optics and shareholder pushback risk, which can weigh on sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Citi filed to create a new 6.5% Series JJ preferred stock — a capital‑raising tool that strengthens the balance sheet but can be seen as incremental claim senior to common equity and thus dilutive to common shareholders’ risk profile. Read More.

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.