Brokers Issue Forecasts for Citigroup’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:C)

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Citigroup in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.88. The consensus estimate for Citigroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.88 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Citigroup’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.20 EPS.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The company reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $19.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.51 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 6.19% and a net margin of 4.70%. The company’s revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.84 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on C. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $83.00 target price (up from $80.00) on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Citigroup from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Citigroup from $110.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Citigroup from $69.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Citigroup from $77.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Citigroup has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.93.

Citigroup Price Performance

Citigroup stock opened at $78.51 on Friday. Citigroup has a 52-week low of $50.51 and a 52-week high of $79.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $70.78 and its 200 day moving average is $65.32. The company has a market cap of $148.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.43.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a $0.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.85%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 64.93%.

Citigroup announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, January 15th that allows the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 13.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 2.3% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 339,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,538,000 after acquiring an additional 7,778 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 17.1% in the 2nd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 17,347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,101,000 after purchasing an additional 2,539 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Citigroup by 20.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 231,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,667,000 after purchasing an additional 39,725 shares during the period. Argent Trust Co boosted its stake in Citigroup by 2.5% in the second quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 57,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,654,000 after acquiring an additional 1,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in Citigroup by 3.8% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 151,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,622,000 after purchasing an additional 5,481 shares during the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Citigroup Company Profile

Citigroup Inc, a diversified financial service holding company, provides various financial product and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Services, Markets, Banking, U.S. Personal Banking, and Wealth. The Services segment includes Treasury and Trade Solutions, which provides cash management, trade, and working capital solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and public sector organizations; and Securities Services, such as cross-border support for clients, local market expertise, post-trade technologies, data solutions, and various securities services solutions.