Citigroup Inc. $C Shares Sold by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 80.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,710 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,269 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $377,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Citigroup by 60.0% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 299,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,407,000 after buying an additional 112,343 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 1,409,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,020,000 after acquiring an additional 62,261 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 45.6% in the 3rd quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 139,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,147,000 after acquiring an additional 43,638 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 341,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,700,000 after acquiring an additional 61,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Citigroup by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. now owns 6,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the period. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on C shares. Barclays boosted their target price on Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Citigroup from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $150.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Citigroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Citigroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $126.19.

Insider Buying and Selling at Citigroup

In other Citigroup news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 45,835 shares in the company, valued at $5,091,810.15. This represents a 48.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Key Citigroup News

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi research activity highlighted by analysts raising a biotech target — shows active, credible research output that can support fee business and client flows. Citi Raises Roivant Sciences (ROIV) PT to $35 Following Positive Phase 2 Brepocitinib Data
• Neutral Sentiment: National political and policy friction (DHS/oversight standoff and partial government shutdown risks) remains a background macro risk that can amplify market volatility and affect bank trading volumes and risk sentiment. Democrats and the Trump administration dig in over DHS oversight, offering no signs of a deal to end the partial government shutdown
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market theme — a software/SaaS selloff driven by AI disruption fears — is pressuring equity markets and could reduce deal activity or trading flows that benefit large banks like Citi. (Sector context from recent MarketBeat coverage.)
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup warned investors to expect a “more volatile bull market” and noted AI could compress corporate margins; that cautious messaging likely dampened investor appetite for bank risk exposure and weighed on C’s share price today. Citigroup (C) Tells Investors to Expect a ‘More Volatile Bull Market’
• Neutral Sentiment: Unrelated crypto and corporate headlines (e.g., Kraken sponsoring Wyoming “Trump Accounts”) are market curiosities but unlikely to meaningfully impact Citigroup’s fundamentals. Kraken sponsors Trump Accounts in Wyoming, citing crypto alignment

Citigroup Price Performance

Citigroup stock opened at $110.77 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $198.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $104.91. Citigroup Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.51 and a 12-month high of $125.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 8.28% and a net margin of 8.50%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.34 EPS. Equities analysts expect 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 given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s payout ratio is currently 34.43%.

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.