16,231 Shares in Citigroup Inc. $C Bought by Spirepoint Private Client LLC

Spirepoint Private Client LLC acquired a new position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 16,231 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,647,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 166.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after acquiring an additional 12,499 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Citigroup by 4.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 130,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,241,000 after purchasing an additional 5,831 shares in the last quarter. Plancorp LLC bought a new stake in Citigroup during the first quarter worth $223,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Citigroup during the first quarter worth $1,002,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Citigroup by 77.8% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 4,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 1,986 shares during the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Citigroup Stock Performance

NYSE C opened at $123.25 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $220.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.31, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. Citigroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.51 and a twelve month high of $124.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $107.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.03.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.35. Citigroup had a return on equity of 7.91% and a net margin of 8.73%.The firm had revenue of $22.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.92 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.51 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 3rd. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on C shares. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Citigroup from $112.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $123.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Barclays increased their price target on Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Citigroup from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $118.75.

More Citigroup News

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Momentum: Citigroup’s shares recently reached a 52-week high, reflecting bullish investor sentiment and follow-through buying after strong recent results and market-wide risk-on flows. Citigroup stock hits 52-week high
• Positive Sentiment: Deal pipeline and advisory strength: Citi topped India’s 2025 M&A advisory league table and is a lead banker on a $1.4B IPO for SBI Funds Management — evidence of strong fee-generation opportunities and franchise strength in high-growth markets. Citigroup tops India’s 2025 M&A advisory league table India’s top asset manager taps Citi, HSBC for $1.4B IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/holder housekeeping: Citi entities exited substantial-holder status in an Australian miner (Vulcan Energy), a technical filing that has little direct impact on Citi’s core banking results but is worth monitoring for institutional flows. Citi Group entities exit substantial holder status
• Negative Sentiment: Wealth-team loss: Wells Fargo Advisors hired an ultra-high-net-worth Citi team with about $1.2B in client assets — a reputational and revenue loss in wealth management that could modestly pressure fee income and signal adviser retention risks. Wells Fargo Advisors nabs $1.2B ultra-high-net-worth team from Citi
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation caution: A recent analysis flagged Citigroup as “priced for perfection,” warning that earnings estimates look aggressive — a reminder that upside may be capped if growth or margins disappoint. Citigroup: Priced For Perfection

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.