Sidoti Csr Comments on Citizens' FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:CIA)

Key Points

• Sidoti Csr has increased its FY2025 EPS estimate for Citizens, Inc. from $0.22 to $0.25, while the consensus estimate remains at $0.32 per share.
• Citizens reported $0.13 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding expectations of $0.04, with revenue slightly missing at $62.68 million against a forecast of $62.78 million.
• CEO Jon Stenberg increased his stake in Citizens, acquiring 30,000 shares for approximately $110,700, reflecting growing confidence in the company's future.

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Citizens in a research report issued on Monday, August 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Citizens' current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The insurance provider reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $62.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $62.78 million. Citizens had a return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 4.57%.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded Citizens from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th.

Citizens Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE CIA traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $5.09. The company had a trading volume of 9,909 shares, compared to its average volume of 171,868. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.25. The company has a market capitalization of $255.01 million, a PE ratio of 23.05 and a beta of 0.39. Citizens has a one year low of $2.71 and a one year high of $5.95.

Institutional Trading of Citizens

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey bought a new stake in Citizens during the second quarter valued at $32,000. Alpine Global Management LLC bought a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp bought a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter valued at $63,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Citizens during the 2nd quarter worth about $77,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Citizens during the 2nd quarter worth about $100,000. Institutional investors own 13.73% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Citizens

In other news, CEO Jon Stenberg acquired 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $3.69 per share, for a total transaction of $110,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 179,016 shares in the company, valued at approximately $660,569.04. This trade represents a 20.13% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have purchased 37,350 shares of company stock valued at $138,105 in the last three months. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Citizens Company Profile

Citizens, Inc provides life insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance. The Life Insurance segment issues ordinary whole life insurance and endowment policies in the United States dollar-denominated amounts to non-U.S.

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