Brokers Issue Forecasts for Citigroup’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:C)

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Citigroup in a report released on Wednesday, January 15th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the company will earn $1.82 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.91. The consensus estimate for Citigroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.88 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Citigroup’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Citigroup from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Citigroup from $85.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Citigroup from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Citigroup from $77.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $83.00 target price (up from $80.00) on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Citigroup presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $83.93.

Citigroup Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of Citigroup stock opened at $80.05 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $71.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.53. Citigroup has a fifty-two week low of $50.51 and a fifty-two week high of $80.45. The firm has a market cap of $151.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The company reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $19.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.51 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 4.70% and a return on equity of 6.19%. Citigroup’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.84 EPS.

Citigroup announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, January 15th that permits the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 13.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup’s payout ratio is presently 64.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Citigroup

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Citigroup by 340.6% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 36,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,536,000 after buying an additional 27,856 shares during the period. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. raised its stake in Citigroup by 34.8% during the third quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 77,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,852,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 2.4% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 354,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,236,000 after acquiring an additional 8,301 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Citigroup by 168.7% in the 4th quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 19,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,376,000 after purchasing an additional 12,280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,138,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,270,000 after purchasing an additional 20,291 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Citigroup Company Profile

Citigroup Inc, a diversified financial service holding company, provides various financial product and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Services, Markets, Banking, U.S. Personal Banking, and Wealth. The Services segment includes Treasury and Trade Solutions, which provides cash management, trade, and working capital solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and public sector organizations; and Securities Services, such as cross-border support for clients, local market expertise, post-trade technologies, data solutions, and various securities services solutions.