Simon Hales Analyst PerformanceManaging Director- Consumer Staples & Beverages Research at CitigroupSimon Hales is a stock analyst at Citigroup in the consumer staples sector, covering 3 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Simon Hales has issued 6 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Simon Hales' proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Simon Hales' coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions. Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings8 Last 5 YearsBuy Recommendations75.00% 6 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered3 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution8RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Simon Hales.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy75.0%6 ratings Hold25.0%2 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 8 total stock ratings issued by Simon Hales at Citigroup, the majority (75.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 25.0% Hold.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000.0%CABGYJul 2020Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call00.0%PMApr 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNYSE66.7% of companies on NYSE2 companiesOTCMKTS33.3% of companies on OTCMKTS1 companySimon Hales, an analyst at Citigroup, currently covers 3 companies listed on NYSE and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NYSE.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageConsumer Staples3 companies100.0%Simon Hales of Citigroup specializes in stock coverage within the Consumer Staples sector.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageTOBACCO2 companies66.7%BEVERAGES - ALCOH1 company33.3% About Simon HalesSimon Hales currently works at Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., as Managing Director from 2017. Mr. Hales also formerly worked at Dresdner Kleinwort Securities Ltd., as Research Analyst from 2007 to 2009, JPMorgan Securities Plc, as Research Analyst from 2004 to 2007, Evolution Securities Ltd., as Research Analyst from 2009 to 2011, and Barclays Capital Securities Ltd., as Head of Consumer Staples & Beverage Research from 2011 to 2016. Mr. Hales received his undergraduate degree from the University of Durham.Follow on LinkedIn Simon Hales' Ratings History at Citigroup Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsMOAltria Group5/1/2026Boost Price Target$74.12$70.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPMPhilip Morris International2/10/2026Boost Price Target$181.71$210.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMOAltria Group2/9/2026Boost Price Target$65.42$65.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPMPhilip Morris International9/4/2025Reiterated Rating$163.18Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPMPhilip Morris International7/22/2025Reiterated Rating$180.94Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPMPhilip Morris International7/10/2025Boost Price Target$180.85$200.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPMPhilip Morris International4/16/2025Boost Price Target$161.20$180.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Price Forecasts for Popular Stocks Alphabet (Google) Stock ForecastAmazon Stock ForecastApple Stock ForecastMeta (Facebook) Stock ForecastMicrosoft Stock ForecastNetflix Stock ForecastNvidia Stock ForecastTesla Stock Forecast Top Stock Recommendations by BrokerageWall Street ZenJefferies Financial GroupWeiss RatingsUBS GroupCitigroupBarclaysWells Fargo & CompanyMorgan StanleyRoyal Bank Of CanadaJPMorgan Chase & Co.The Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenTruist FinancialPiper SandlerStifel Nicolaus Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. 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