Top MarketRank™ StocksTop MarketRank™Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:CFG Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $64.90 +0.68 (+1.05%) Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.44 -1.45 (-2.24%) As of 07:37 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Citizens Financial Group Stock (NYSE:CFG) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get CFG alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$64.28▼$65.1350-Day Range$62.51▼$74.7252-Week Range$49.00▼$75.33Volume5.73 million shsAverage Volume4.86 million shsMarket Capitalization$27.33 billionP/E Ratio13.06Dividend Yield2.84%Price Target$77.48Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. Its principal subsidiary, Citizens Bank, provides banking and financial services to consumers, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutional clients. The company offers consumer deposit accounts, residential mortgages, home equity financing, credit cards, personal loans and other lending products. Its commercial banking activities include business loans, equipment financing, treasury management, capital markets services and investment banking. Citizens also provides wealth management, private banking and institutional investment services. Citizens traces its history to 1828, when Citizens Savings Bank was established in Providence. The company primarily serves customers through a branch and ATM network across parts of New England, the Mid-Atlantic and the Midwest, while certain commercial and capital markets services are offered more broadly. Bruce Van Saun has served as Citizens Financial Group’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2013.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Citizens Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks99th Percentile Overall ScoreCFG MarketRank™: 4.964638377365 of 5 starsCitizens Financial Group scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCitizens Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 15 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialCitizens Financial Group has a consensus price target of $77.48, representing about 19.4% upside from its current price of $64.90.Amount of Analyst CoverageCitizens Financial Group has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Citizens Financial Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation4.4 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth22.45% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Citizens Financial Group are expected to grow by 22.45% in the coming year, from $5.30 to $6.49 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 13.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.57.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 13.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.27.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCitizens Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCitizens Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.06% of the float of Citizens Financial Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCitizens Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.94, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Citizens Financial Group has recently increased by 0.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCitizens Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCitizens Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 37.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Citizens Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.35% next year. This indicates that Citizens Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Citizens Financial Group's dividend. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment0.94 News SentimentCitizens Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 69 news articles for Citizens Financial Group this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 10 people have searched for CFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -98% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Citizens Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Citizens Financial Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,323,624.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.67% of the stock of Citizens Financial Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.90% of the stock of Citizens Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Citizens Financial Group's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. CFG Stock News HeadlinesCitizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) Stock Price Target Cut by Truist Financial4 hours ago | americanbankingnews.comCitigroup Has Lowered Expectations for Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) Stock PriceOctober 22 at 2:06 AM | americanbankingnews.comA weekly dividend fund holding Nvidia and PalantirCrowdStrike, Palantir, Nvidia none of them pay a real dividend. But one fund holding the biggest AI names distributes income every single Thursday, with payouts reported as high as $1,051 a month. Chief Income Strategist Tim Plaehn breaks down the fund's real Thursday distribution history, how the income is generated, and how to buy it in any brokerage account.October 22 at 1:00 AM | Investors Alley (Ad)RBC Capital Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Citizens Financial (CFG)October 21 at 7:53 PM | theglobeandmail.comThis bank stock just raised its dividend by 13%October 21 at 9:52 AM | msn.comCitizens Financial Analysts Slash Their Forecasts Following Q3 ResultsOctober 19 at 3:17 PM | benzinga.comGoldman Sachs Adjusts Price Target on Citizens Financial to $79 From $81October 19 at 9:35 AM | marketscreener.comMCFG Q3 Deep Dive: Private Bank Growth and Deposit Discipline Offset Mixed Fee TrendsOctober 19 at 9:35 AM | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines CFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CFG shares performed this year? Citizens Financial Group's stock was trading at $58.41 at the start of the year. Since then, CFG shares have increased by 11.1% and is now trading at $64.8970. How were Citizens Financial Group's earnings last quarter? Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) issued its earnings results on Friday, October, 16th. The bank reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.02. The bank earned $2.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.34 billion. Citizens Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 18.07%. Read the conference call transcript. Is Citizens Financial Group buying back stock? Citizens Financial Group's board approved a stock repurchase plan on Friday, June 13th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 8.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. Does Citizens Financial Group have any subsidiaries? Citizens Financial Group subsidiaries include these companies: Trinity Capital, Clarfeld Financial Advisors LLC, Franklin American Mortgage Company, Western Reserve Partners, 1215 Financial Center Associates Ltd., 5801 Southfield Service Drive Corp., CFG Service Corp., and others. When did Citizens Financial Group IPO? Citizens Financial Group (CFG) raised $3.4 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, September 24th 2014. The company issued 140,000,000 shares at a price of $23.00-$25.00 per share. Who are Citizens Financial Group's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Citizens Financial Group include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (2.89%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (2.19%), Ninety One UK Ltd (1.45%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.49%). Insiders that own company stock include Saun Bruce Van, Susan Lamonica, Craig Jack Read, Michelle Moosally and Terrance Lillis. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Citizens Financial Group? Shares of CFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Citizens Financial Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Citizens Financial Group investors own include Bank of America (BAC), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ) and ExxonMobil (XOM). Company Calendar Record date for 8/13 Dividend7/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/13 Dividend7/30/2026Dividend Payable8/13/2026Last Earnings10/16/2026Today10/22/2026Record date for 11/13 Dividend10/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend10/30/2026The BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference 202611/05/2026Dividend Payable11/13/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1d) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 CFG's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNYSE:CFG CIK759944 Webwww.citizensbank.com Phone(203) 900-6715FaxN/AEmployees17,398Year Founded1828Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Citizens Financial Group$77.48 High Price Target$90.00 Low Price Target$65.00 Potential Upside/Downside+19.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.85 Research Coverage20 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.97 Trailing P/E Ratio13.06 Forward P/E Ratio12.24 P/E Growth0.59Net Income$1.83 billion Net Margins18.07% Pretax Margin22.99% Return on Equity9.52% Return on Assets0.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.74 Current Ratio0.86 Quick Ratio0.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$12.06 billion Price / Sales2.27 Cash Flow$5.44 per share Price / Cash Flow11.94 Book Value$54.49 per share Price / Book1.19Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares421,180,000Free Float418,355,000Market Cap$27.33 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.72 Social Links Forget Nvidia, Meta, and Google. 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