Citigroup (NYSE:C) Shares Unloaded Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Citigroup Inc. NYSE: C. In a filing disclosed on July 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Citigroup stock on June 18th.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Analog Devices NASDAQ: ADI on 6/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Exxon Mobil NYSE: XOM on 6/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Wells Fargo & Company NYSE: WFC on 6/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 6/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 5/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 4/29/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Target NYSE: TGT on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NIKE NYSE: NKE on 4/10/2025.

Citigroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE C opened at $93.44 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $80.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $75.45. Citigroup Inc. has a 1 year low of $53.51 and a 1 year high of $93.80. The company has a market capitalization of $174.52 billion, a PE ratio of 13.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Citigroup (NYSE:C - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 15th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.35. The business had revenue of $21.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.75 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.44% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The company's revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.52 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 4th. This is an increase from Citigroup's previous quarterly dividend of $0.56. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.57%. Citigroup's dividend payout ratio is 33.09%.

Institutional Trading of Citigroup

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Citigroup by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 352,948 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,844,000 after acquiring an additional 11,674 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Citigroup by 13.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,247,095 shares of the company's stock worth $1,143,633,000 after acquiring an additional 1,970,300 shares during the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. boosted its position in shares of Citigroup by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 200,860 shares of the company's stock worth $14,139,000 after acquiring an additional 22,657 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Citigroup by 166.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the first quarter worth approximately $214,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Citigroup

In other Citigroup news, Director Peter B. Henry sold 3,000 shares of Citigroup 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 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 4,417 shares of Citigroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.26, for a total transaction of $301,504.42. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,048 shares in the company, valued at approximately $890,656.48. This trade represents a 25.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on C. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $85.00 to $78.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Citigroup from $85.50 to $75.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $89.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $93.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Citigroup has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $96.46.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

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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