Breakwater Capital Group Sells 833 Shares of Citigroup Inc. $C
by Scott Moore · The Cerbat GemBreakwater Capital Group decreased its stake in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C – Free Report) by 4.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,466 shares of the company’s stock after selling 833 shares during the period. Breakwater Capital Group’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $1,487,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Citigroup by 166.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after acquiring an additional 12,499 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Citigroup during the fourth quarter worth about $145,000. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Citigroup by 102.1% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 83,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,867,000 after acquiring an additional 42,108 shares in the last quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI bought a new stake in Citigroup during the fourth quarter worth about $25,580,000. Finally, Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in Citigroup during the fourth quarter worth about $7,995,000. Institutional investors own 71.72% of the company’s stock.
Citigroup Stock Up 0.9%
C opened at $100.71 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $94.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.16. Citigroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.51 and a twelve month high of $100.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $185.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.88, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.41.
Citigroup (NYSE:C – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 15th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.35. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.44% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The firm had revenue of $21.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.52 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. Citigroup has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.
Citigroup Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 4th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 4th. This is a positive change from Citigroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.56. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.45%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Citigroup
In other news, Director Peter B. Henry sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.40, for a total transaction of $271,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $193,456. The trade was a 58.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
C has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $89.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Citigroup from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Citigroup from $84.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Citigroup from $123.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Citigroup presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $97.68.
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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.
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