Citigroup Inc. $C Shares Sold by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise decreased its holdings in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 29.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 52,239 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,118 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $5,302,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of C. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC increased its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 92.2% during the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Guerra Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of Citigroup during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Citigroup during the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in Citigroup in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. 71.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

C has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Citigroup from $113.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Citigroup from $141.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Citigroup from $118.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $150.00 price target on Citigroup in a report on Monday, January 5th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Citigroup currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 45,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. This trade represents a 48.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusual bullish options flow: traders bought a large block of call options (93,383 contracts, ~25% above the daily average), signaling short-term bullish positioning or hedging by institutional players that can lift near-term demand for the shares.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded Citigroup to a Rank #2 (Buy), citing improved earnings prospects — analyst upgrades can attract fresh inflows and support price momentum. All You Need to Know About Citigroup (C) Rating Upgrade to Buy
• Positive Sentiment: TradeSmith flagged Citigroup in its “Green Zone” for financial health, reinforcing investor perception of balance-sheet strength and supporting dividend/total-return narratives. 3 Non-Tech Stocks in TradeSmith’s Green Zone for Financial Health (C)
• Positive Sentiment: Product/technology innovation: Citi issued the first digitally native structured note on Euroclear’s D-FMI DLT platform — a signal that the bank is leveraging new infrastructure for capital-markets and wealth-management clients, which could support fee revenue growth. Citi Issues Inaugural Digitally Native Structured Note on Euroclear’s D-FMI DLT Platform
• Neutral Sentiment: Advisory role on M&A: Bloomberg reports Blackstone working with Citi on a revived sale of ShyaHsin Packaging — a recurring advisory engagement can boost fee income but is transaction-dependent. Blackstone Is Said to Work With Citi on Revived Sale of ShyaHsin Packaging
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry/regulatory backdrop: Reports that traditional banks may challenge OCC crypto charter approvals highlight ongoing regulatory friction in fintech/crypto policy — a sector-level risk that could influence Citi if it ramps crypto activity or advisory work. Traditional Banks Consider Lawsuit Against OCC Over Crypto Charter Approvals
• Neutral Sentiment: Stablecoin ecosystem funding: large raises for payments/crypto firms (e.g., Kast) show continued fintech competition and infrastructure build — both potential partners and competitors for bank services. Stablecoin payments firm Kast raises $80M at $600M valuation: Report
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational/ESG concern: Citi posted the largest fall among banks in a global gender ranking, which could draw investor scrutiny on diversity and governance metrics and pressure ESG-focused funds or corporate reputation. Citi suffers largest fall among banks in global gender ranking

Citigroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE C opened at $106.62 on Tuesday. Citigroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.51 and a twelve month high of $125.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The company has a market capitalization of $186.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $115.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.89.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. The firm 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.34 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. 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.