ABN Amro Investment Solutions Makes New $777,000 Investment in Citigroup Inc. $C

ABN Amro Investment Solutions purchased a new position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,659 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $777,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 166.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 12,499 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Citigroup by 20.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $835,000 after buying an additional 1,669 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in Citigroup by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 25,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,195,000 after buying an additional 672 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new stake in Citigroup in the 2nd quarter worth about $972,000. Finally, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Citigroup in the 2nd quarter worth about $256,000. 71.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Insider Transactions at Citigroup

In other news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total value of $4,796,088.57. Following the transaction, the insider owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. The trade was a 48.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on C. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $87.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Citigroup from $134.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Citigroup from $141.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $135.00 target price on Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.19.

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Citigroup Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Citigroup stock opened at $110.77 on Tuesday. Citigroup Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $55.51 and a fifty-two week high of $125.16. 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 company has a market capitalization of $198.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a fifty day moving average of $116.43 and a 200 day moving average of $104.91.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 8.28% and a net margin of 8.50%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.34 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.43%.

About Citigroup

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Citigroup (NYSE:C)

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