Citigroup (C) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover Citigroup?

Citigroup has been rated by research analysts at Evercore , HSBC , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Keefe, Bruyette & Woods , Loop Capital , Royal Bank Of Canada , TD Cowen , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

$124.36 +1.15 (+0.93%)

Closing price 10/16/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$124.08 -0.28 (-0.23%)

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Citigroup - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 18 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
15

Based on 18 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Citigroup in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 18 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 14 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for C.

Consensus Price Target

$150.79
21.25% Upside

According to the 18 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Citigroup, the average price target is $150.79. The highest price target for C is $176.00, while the lowest price target for C is $135.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 21.25% from the current price of $124.36.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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C Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/18/25 to 10/18/26	1 Month Ago 9/18/25 to 9/18/26	3 Months Ago 7/20/25 to 7/20/26	1 Year Ago 10/18/24 to 10/18/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	14 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$150.79	$145.22	$145.67	$107.46
Forecasted Upside	21.25% Upside	10.19% Upside	13.16% Upside	10.67% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

C Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

C Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Citigroup Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Citigroup	Finance Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.89	2.28	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	21.25% Upside	39.55% Upside	18.02% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent C News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/14/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Erika Najarian 3 of 5 stars	Set Target		$148.00	+19.97%
10/14/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	R. Scott Siefers Not Rated	Lower Target	Buy	$150.00 ➝ $148.00	+21.49%
10/14/2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 3 of 5 stars	David Konrad 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
10/14/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Glenn Schorr Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Set Target		$135.00	+9.53%
10/14/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Gerard Cassidy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Outperform	$150.00 ➝ $135.00	+10.43%
10/13/2026	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$155.00	+24.44%
10/2/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Downgrade	Buy (B+) ➝ Buy (B)
10/2/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Vivek Juneja Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Overweight	$149.00 ➝ $147.00	+15.09%
9/28/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Domenico Santoro Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$161.00 ➝ $164.00	+22.84%
9/14/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
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7/15/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$150.00	+11.16%
7/15/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	John McDonald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Buy	$158.00 ➝ $154.00	+15.53%
7/7/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Ebrahim Poonawala Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Buy	$170.00 ➝ $176.00	+23.87%
6/30/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Chris Kotowski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
6/29/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Betsy Graseck Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$154.00 ➝ $164.00	+15.30%
6/18/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Mike Mayo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$162.00 ➝ $165.00	+14.79%
4/15/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Scott Siefers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$125.00 ➝ $145.00	+11.81%
4/15/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Richard Ramsden Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Buy	$137.00 ➝ $151.00	+16.44%
4/15/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Jason Goldberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$146.00 ➝ $154.00	+18.75%
3/26/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	David Chiaverini Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$135.00	+17.93%
1/7/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Steven Chubak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$141.00	+16.26%
9/22/2025	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Downgrade	Moderate Buy ➝ Hold

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Should I Buy Citigroup Stock? C Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, October 16, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Citigroup pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Citigroup
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Citigroup Inc.:

Citigroup Inc. recently reported third-quarter earnings of $2.85 per share, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $2.66, while revenue increased 7.9% year over year to approximately $23.85 billion, demonstrating strong fundamental performance and the ability to beat market expectations.
Management has raised its 2026 profitability outlook, citing strong growth in the Services segment, AI-driven efficiency gains, and disciplined capital deployment, which signals confidence in the company's future earnings potential and operational improvements.
The company recently increased its quarterly dividend from $0.60 to $0.67 per share, representing a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of approximately 2.2%, which provides a steady income stream for investors and reflects the company's financial stability.
Citigroup Inc. is preparing for a potential IPO of its Banamex business targeted for early 2027, which could create value by completing the separation of its former Mexican consumer banking business and allowing investors to better assess the remaining company's worth.
With the current stock price at $124.36, the stock trades at a P/E ratio of 12.13, which is relatively low compared to many financial peers, suggesting that the stock may be undervalued given the company's recent earnings growth and raised profitability targets.

Citigroup
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Citigroup Inc. for these reasons:

Despite the earnings beat, the stock experienced a post-earnings selloff due to weaker sequential performance, with revenue and net income declining from the second quarter, and investors questioning the sustainability of trading gains and the softer year-end cost outlook.
Citigroup Inc. expects the Federal Reserve to raise rates by 25 basis points in December after hotter inflation, with no cuts expected before June 2027, which could pressure loan demand, funding costs, and net interest income, creating a challenging macroeconomic environment for the bank.
Higher credit-loss provisions and weaker capital ratios have weighed on investor sentiment, indicating potential risks to the company's balance sheet and its ability to absorb losses, which could impact future profitability and shareholder returns.
Unusually heavy put-option activity signals short-term investor caution, suggesting that a significant portion of the market is hedging against potential downside risk, which could indicate a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term performance.
Several analysts have recently lowered their price targets for Citigroup Inc., such as RBC lowering its target from $150 to $135 and TD Cowen reducing its target from $150 to $148, reflecting a more cautious outlook on the stock's near-term results and potential upside.

C Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 18 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Citigroup is $150.79, with a high forecast of $176.00 and a low forecast of $135.00.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Citigroup in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" C shares.

According to analysts, Citigroup's stock has a predicted upside of 21.25% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Citigroup's stock had 2 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.

Citigroup has been rated by research analysts at Evercore, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Loop Capital, Royal Bank Of Canada, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Citigroup also publishes sell-side equities research reports and recommendations about other companies, which can be viewed at its brokerage rating page.

Analysts like Citigroup more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Citigroup is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how C compares to other companies.

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Citigroup (C) Stock Forecast & Price Target