Citigroup Inc. $C Shares Sold by Integrity Alliance LLC.

Integrity Alliance LLC. cut its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 56.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,260 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,421 shares during the quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC.’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $497,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Citigroup by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 163,239,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,048,467,000 after purchasing an additional 4,938,923 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Citigroup by 6.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 47,262,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,797,292,000 after purchasing an additional 2,871,074 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Citigroup by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 33,887,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,954,307,000 after purchasing an additional 846,772 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 1.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 32,870,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,336,362,000 after acquiring an additional 580,027 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 1.6% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 13,844,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,405,167,000 after acquiring an additional 219,100 shares during the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup’s latest quarter beat expectations, with EPS of $3.06 versus $2.63 expected and revenue of $24.63 billion topping estimates, reinforcing confidence in the bank’s earnings momentum.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights Citigroup’s growth drivers, including loan demand, private credit expansion, and ongoing transformation efforts that analysts say could support revenue growth through 2026. Top Research Reports for Citigroup, TotalEnergies & AppLovin
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains constructive, with multiple firms maintaining Buy/Overweight ratings and recent price targets clustering well above the current trading range, suggesting room for further upside.
• Positive Sentiment: News that Citigroup is concentrating more wealth-management hiring in Asia points to a strategic push into a faster-growing, more productive market segment. Citigroup Inc. (C) Anchors Wealth Hiring in Asia
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles also note Citigroup’s stock has been broadly outperforming some financial peers this year, but these pieces are more comparison-focused than catalyst-driven. Is Citigroup (C) Stock Outpacing Its Finance Peers This Year?
• Negative Sentiment: Some institutional holdings data show major investors trimming positions, including BlackRock and T. Rowe Price, which may temper enthusiasm despite the stronger operating trends.

Insider Buying and Selling at Citigroup

In related news, insider Edward Skyler sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total value of $3,285,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 182,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,919,511.02. This represents a 12.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total value of $265,260.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 12,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,527,908.20. The trade was a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

Citigroup Stock Performance

Citigroup stock opened at $125.73 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $214.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.58, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $122.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $115.69. Citigroup Inc. has a 52 week low of $74.30 and a 52 week high of $135.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $3.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $24.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 9.35%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.96 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 10.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, May 7th that permits the company to buyback $30.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 13.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.74%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

C has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Citigroup from $131.00 to $135.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Citigroup in a report on Thursday, March 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Citigroup from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Zacks Research cut Citigroup from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Evercore set a $139.00 price target on Citigroup in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $137.62.

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.