Gaddis Premier Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in Citigroup Inc. $C

Gaddis Premier Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 7,161 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $812,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Citigroup by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 163,239,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,048,467,000 after purchasing an additional 4,938,923 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Citigroup by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,252,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,036,712,000 after buying an additional 189,548 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Citigroup by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 34,196,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,990,422,000 after buying an additional 1,326,224 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Citigroup by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 33,887,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,954,307,000 after buying an additional 846,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Citigroup during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,800,944,000. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Citigroup News Summary

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Citigroup news, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total value of $265,260.10. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 12,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,527,908.20. This trade represents a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

Citigroup Price Performance

Shares of C opened at $131.61 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $134.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $123.28. The firm has a market cap of $224.47 billion, a PE ratio of 14.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. Citigroup Inc. has a 1-year low of $87.94 and a 1-year high of $147.96.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $3.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.74 by $0.41. Citigroup had a return on equity of 10.15% and a net margin of 10.23%.The firm had revenue of $24.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.74 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.96 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 11.13 EPS for the current year.

Citigroup declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 7th that allows the company to repurchase $30.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 13.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on C. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Citigroup from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Argus set a $150.00 target price on Citigroup in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer downgraded Citigroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $145.67.

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Citigroup Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Citigroup (NYSE:C)

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