Citigroup Inc. $C Shares Acquired by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 4.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,819,471 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 145,610 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $453,371,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. BOKF NA boosted its position in shares of Citigroup by 245.0% during the 4th quarter. BOKF NA now owns 24,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,896,000 after purchasing an additional 17,628 shares in the last quarter. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Citigroup in the fourth quarter worth approximately $228,000. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 261,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,484,000 after buying an additional 2,573 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 25,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,998,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Citigroup by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 10,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,240,000 after acquiring an additional 443 shares during the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on C. Evercore set a $139.00 price target on Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $146.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $139.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $137.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $136.79.

Citigroup Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of Citigroup stock opened at $128.08 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $219.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $117.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.56. Citigroup Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.17 and a 1 year high of $135.29.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $3.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.63 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $24.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.96 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 9.35%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.96 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 10.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 4th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is 29.74%.

More Citigroup News

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management will lay out medium-term profitability targets at an investor day, highlighting expected expense discipline, revenue gains from a multi‑year overhaul, and plans to use AI to expand the wealth business — a clear signal management is targeting faster earnings improvement. Citigroup to announce new profit targets at investor day, CEO says
• Positive Sentiment: Citi has introduced a new rewards structure that pays employees directly for generating banking and wealth referrals — a move likely to improve cross‑sell effectiveness and revenue per client if execution follows through. Citigroup sets new rewards structure for banking and wealth referrals
• Positive Sentiment: Citi rolled out an internal platform to deploy AI agents across banking workflows, which could lift productivity and lower operating costs over time — supporting margin expansion assumptions. Citi Debuts Platform to Bring AI Agents to Banking Work
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi is strengthening its India M&A franchise with a senior hire (Raj Rathi), which supports growth in a key market but is more incremental to near‑term earnings. Citi Hires Raj Rathi From Dream Sports as Head of M&A in India
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst writeups (Zacks, MSN coverage) reiterate a longer‑term growth story for Citi, supporting investor interest but not a near‑term catalyst by themselves. Why Citigroup (C) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
• Negative Sentiment: There’s potential reputational/compensation noise from a high‑profile executive payout reported in the press; such items can draw short‑term scrutiny and be treated as one‑offs to watch. Indian-origin banker Viswas Raghavan to receive $52 million from Citigroup

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Citigroup news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total transaction of $4,796,088.57. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,091,810.15. This represents a 48.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Edward Skyler sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total value of $3,285,250.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 182,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,919,511.02. This trade represents a 12.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 92,318 shares of company stock worth $10,764,814 in the last 90 days. 0.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Citigroup 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.