WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C – Free Report) by 177.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 81,738 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,280 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $11,440,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in Citigroup during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Citigroup during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Paladin Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Citigroup during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. TD Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Citigroup during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Citigroup by 197.6% in the 1st quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.72% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
C has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $135.50 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Citigroup from $154.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Citigroup from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Citigroup from $150.00 to $142.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered Citigroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $145.22.
Key Citigroup News
Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Private-bank expansion: Citi Private Bank hired Teresa Radzinski from Bank of America to strengthen relationships with ultra-high-net-worth clients. The move could support growth in deposits, lending and wealth-management fees. Citi Private Bank hires Radzinski from Bank of America
- Positive Sentiment: Tokenized deposits: Citi plans to introduce a tokenized-deposit service for Japanese businesses, extending its blockchain-based payments capabilities into a major corporate market. The initiative could create new transaction revenue and improve payment efficiency, although commercial benefits may take time to develop. Citi plans to bring tokenized deposit service to Japanese businesses
- Positive Sentiment: Cross-border payments milestone: Citi and DBS completed a live Singapore-to-U.S. dollar payment using tokenized bank deposits and SWIFT’s blockchain-based Digital Ledger. The transaction reinforces Citi’s positioning in faster, around-the-clock institutional payments. DBS and Citi bring 24/7 tokenized dollar payments to SWIFT’s blockchain ledger
- Positive Sentiment: Bullish investment view: A Wall Street-focused analysis highlighted Citi’s restructuring progress and argued that the stock’s valuation has not fully reflected the improvement. Such commentary may reinforce investor confidence in management’s turnaround strategy. Citigroup’s restructuring is working, and valuation has not caught up
- Neutral Sentiment: Citi hosted presentations from biotechnology companies at its 2026 Biopharma Back to School Summit. The event supports Citi’s investment-banking and research franchise but is unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Seaport Therapeutics presents at Citi’s Biopharma Back to School Summit
Citigroup Stock Performance
Shares of C opened at $137.91 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $235.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Citigroup Inc. has a one year low of $93.66 and a one year high of $147.96. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $135.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $128.02.
Citigroup (NYSE:C – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $3.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.74 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $24.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.74 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 10.23% and a return on equity of 10.15%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.96 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 11.21 earnings per share for the current year.
Citigroup Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This is a positive change from Citigroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.94%.
About Citigroup
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) is a global financial services company headquartered in New York City. Through its businesses, Citi provides banking, lending, credit card, wealth management, investment banking, securities, markets and treasury services to individuals, businesses, financial institutions and governments.
The company’s operations include U.S. Personal Banking, which offers consumer banking, credit cards and lending products; Wealth Management, which serves affluent and high-net-worth clients; and its Institutional Clients Group, which provides investment banking, corporate banking, markets, securities services and transaction banking.
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