Q2 Earnings Forecast for Citigroup Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Citigroup in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.67 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.77. The consensus estimate for Citigroup's current full-year earnings is $7.53 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Citigroup's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $92.00 price target (down previously from $96.00) on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Citigroup from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on Citigroup from $85.00 to $78.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Citigroup currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $86.37.

Citigroup Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE C traded up $1.28 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $87.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 9,585,767 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,652,266. Citigroup has a 52 week low of $53.51 and a 52 week high of $88.83. The company has a market capitalization of $162.63 billion, a PE ratio of 13.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $78.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.64.

Citigroup (NYSE:C - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.12. Citigroup had a net margin of 7.95% and a return on equity of 6.94%. The business had revenue of $21.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.34 billion.

Insider Activity

In other Citigroup news, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 4,417 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.26, for a total value of $301,504.42. Following the sale, the director directly owned 13,048 shares in the company, valued at $890,656.48. The trade was a 25.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Citigroup

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Citigroup during the 4th quarter valued at $1,935,599,000. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 455.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 31,352,582 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,206,908,000 after purchasing an additional 25,705,141 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 179.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 14,534,297 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,031,790,000 after purchasing an additional 9,334,038 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Citigroup during the 1st quarter valued at $578,100,000. Finally, FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 29.7% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 34,362,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,418,754,000 after purchasing an additional 7,863,718 shares during the period. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by 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.