Brokers Offer Predictions for Citigroup Inc.’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:C)

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Citigroup in a research report issued on Friday, May 3rd. Zacks Research analyst D. Chamria now forecasts that the company will earn $2.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.01. The consensus estimate for Citigroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Monday, April 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Monday, April 1st. HSBC upped their target price on shares of Citigroup from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Citigroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $57.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Citigroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.85.

Citigroup Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:C opened at $62.00 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $118.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.34, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.49. Citigroup has a 1 year low of $38.17 and a 1 year high of $63.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last issued its earnings results on Friday, April 12th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $21.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.46 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 6.17% and a net margin of 4.90%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 6th will be issued a $0.53 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 3rd. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.42%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.72%.

Institutional Trading of Citigroup

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management bought a new position in Citigroup in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $209,000. Simplicity Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Citigroup by 17.6% in the fourth quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC now owns 27,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,430,000 after purchasing an additional 4,150 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 56.4% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,245,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,078,000 after purchasing an additional 449,310 shares during the period. GFS Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Citigroup during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,003,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Citigroup by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 258,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,279,000 after purchasing an additional 21,440 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.