Moore Capital Management LP Purchases New Position in Citigroup Inc. $C

Moore Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 530,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,844,000. Citigroup makes up about 0.7% of Moore Capital Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised 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 valued at $1,407,000 after buying an additional 12,499 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Citigroup by 20.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $835,000 after acquiring an additional 1,669 shares in the last quarter. United Bank acquired a new stake in Citigroup in the second quarter valued at approximately $972,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 7.4% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 462,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,392,000 after purchasing an additional 31,818 shares during the period. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 2.0% during the second quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,366,000 after purchasing an additional 541 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Citigroup News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly constructive: multiple recent buy/overweight ratings and elevated price targets (median ~$130.5) support upside expectations for Citigroup, providing analyst-driven demand for the shares. QuiverQuant Citigroup coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Broader financial stocks are showing premarket strength and media attention (CNBC mentions), which can lift bank peers like Citigroup via sector flows and ETF buying. This market tailwind helps explain upward momentum in C. Sector Update: Financial Stocks Advance
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup has publicly denied reports of physical damage to its Middle East offices — a clarification that reduces panic risk but does not remove broader geopolitical uncertainty for regional operations. Citigroup denies damage to Middle East offices
• Negative Sentiment: Operational disruption risk: Citigroup will keep most UAE branches closed indefinitely amid the Iran conflict, which could depress local revenues, increase operational costs, and pressure investor sentiment while the situation persists. Citi to keep most UAE branches closed indefinitely
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical macro risk and portfolio moves: Citi Research has flagged Middle East war risks that could hit growth in markets like India, and third‑party monitoring shows notable insider selling and large institutional rebalancings — factors that can weigh on sentiment and create near‑term supply pressure on the stock. QuiverQuant: opinions and insider/institutional activity

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. This trade represents a 48.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

C has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $132.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $113.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $87.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Citigroup from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.25.

Citigroup Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:C opened at $107.26 on Tuesday. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $114.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $107.29. The firm has a market cap of $187.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.17. Citigroup Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.51 and a 12-month high of $125.16.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The firm had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.34 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date 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.