Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Citizens Financial Group in a research note issued on Thursday, August 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Citizens Financial Group's current full-year earnings is $3.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Citizens Financial Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.63 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.22 EPS.
Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The bank reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.04. Citizens Financial Group had a return on equity of 6.94% and a net margin of 13.26%. The company had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.
CFG has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen raised Citizens Financial Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Citizens Financial Group from $55.00 to $48.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Citizens Financial Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI raised Citizens Financial Group from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $48.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on Citizens Financial Group from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $51.53.
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Citizens Financial Group Stock Up 1.4%
NYSE:CFG opened at $47.29 on Monday. Citizens Financial Group has a 1 year low of $32.60 and a 1 year high of $49.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market cap of $20.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.37, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $45.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.66.
Citizens Financial Group declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Friday, June 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the bank to purchase up to 8.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
Citizens Financial Group Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. Citizens Financial Group's payout ratio is presently 51.06%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Citizens Financial Group
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Citizens Financial Group in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Grove Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 97.1% in the first quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 678 shares of the bank's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp increased its holdings in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 344.8% in the second quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 645 shares of the bank's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in Citizens Financial Group by 177.5% in the second quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 641 shares of the bank's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its position in Citizens Financial Group by 16,900.0% in the second quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 680 shares of the bank's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.90% of the company's stock.
Citizens Financial Group Company Profile
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, corporations, and institutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking.
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