Citrix Systems Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:CTXS)

Citrix Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CTXS."

Citrix Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. View Citrix Systems' Dividend History.

Citrix Systems declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, October 24th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $750,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The cloud computing company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.27. The cloud computing company had revenue of $733 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $715.05 million. Citrix Systems had a net margin of 21.33% and a return on equity of 97.57%. The business's revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.40 earnings per share. View Citrix Systems' Earnings History.

Citrix Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Citrix Systems.

Citrix Systems issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.25-5.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.15.

5 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Citrix Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $92.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate Citrix Systems' stock price to reach $103.80 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Citrix Systems.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Citrix Systems in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Citrix Systems.

News coverage about CTXS stock has been trending positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Citrix Systems earned a coverage optimism score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the cloud computing company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Citrix Systems.

Citrix Systems saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,990,000 shares, a decline of 11.3% from the September 30th total of 6,750,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,730,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 4.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Citrix Systems' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Citrix Systems investors own include Intel (INTC), Express Scripts (ESRX), Netflix (NFLX), Micron Technology (MU), salesforce.com (CRM), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), DNP Select Income Fund (DNP) and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS).

Citrix Systems' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include First Trust Advisors LP (2.93%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.85%), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (0.62%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.44%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.43%) and Alberta Investment Management Corp (0.28%). Company insiders that own Citrix Systems stock include David J Henshall, Jessica Soisson, Mark J Ferrer, Mark J Schmitz, Mark M Coyle, Matto Andrew H Del, Paul J Hough, Peter John Sacripanti, Robert Calderoni, Rotterdam Jeroen Van and Timothy A Minahan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Citrix Systems.

CTXS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Artemis Investment Management LLP, First Trust Advisors LP, Mackay Shields LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Sawgrass Asset Management LLC and Railway Pension Investments Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Citrix Systems company stock in the last year include David J Henshall, Jessica Soisson, Mark J Ferrer, Mark J Schmitz, Matto Andrew H Del, Paul J Hough, Peter John Sacripanti, Robert Calderoni, Rotterdam Jeroen Van and Timothy A Minahan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Citrix Systems.

CTXS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alberta Investment Management Corp, QV Investors Inc., Unigestion Holding SA, California Public Employees Retirement System, SG Americas Securities LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Tibra Equities Europe Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Citrix Systems.

Shares of CTXS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CTXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $113.24.

Citrix Systems has a market capitalization of $14.75 billion and generates $2.97 billion in revenue each year. The cloud computing company earns $575.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.58 on an earnings per share basis. Citrix Systems employs 8,200 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Citrix Systems.

The official website for Citrix Systems is http://www.citrix.com/.

Citrix Systems' mailing address is 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL, 33309. The cloud computing company can be reached via phone at 954-267-3000 or via email at [email protected]