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Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$64.34 +0.78 (+1.23%)
Closing price 05/5/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$64.39 +0.04 (+0.06%)
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About Citizens Financial Group Stock (NYSE:CFG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$63.45
$64.71
50-Day Range
$55.59
$65.78
52-Week Range
$37.93
$68.79
Volume
3.69 million shs
Average Volume
4.70 million shs
Market Capitalization
$27.34 billion
P/E Ratio
15.21
Dividend Yield
2.86%
Price Target
$70.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Citizens Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

CFG MarketRank™: 

Citizens Financial Group scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 47th out of 879 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Citizens Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.95, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 19 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Citizens Financial Group has a consensus price target of $70.88, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of $64.34.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Citizens Financial Group has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Citizens Financial Group are expected to grow by 22.74% in the coming year, from $5.19 to $6.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.27.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Citizens Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.51. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Citizens Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.68% of the float of Citizens Financial Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Citizens Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Citizens Financial Group has recently increased by 19.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Citizens Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Citizens Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 43.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Citizens Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.89% next year. This indicates that Citizens Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Citizens Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Citizens Financial Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 18 people have searched for CFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    14 people have added Citizens Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Citizens Financial Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $769,494.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.67% of the stock of Citizens Financial Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.90% of the stock of Citizens Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's insider trading history.
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CFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Citizens Financial Group's stock was trading at $58.41 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, CFG shares have increased by 10.2% and is now trading at $64.3440.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 16th. The bank reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.03. Citizens Financial Group's quarterly revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Citizens Financial Group's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, June 13th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 8.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Citizens Financial Group subsidiaries include these companies: Trinity Capital, Clarfeld Financial Advisors LLC, Franklin American Mortgage Company, Western Reserve Partners, 1215 Financial Center Associates Ltd., 5801 Southfield Service Drive Corp., CFG Service Corp., and more.

Citizens Financial Group (CFG) raised $3.4 billion in an initial public offering on Wednesday, September 24th 2014. The company issued 140,000,000 shares at a price of $23.00-$25.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of Citizens Financial Group include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.59%), Swedbank AB (0.50%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.37%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Susan Lamonica, Craig Jack Read and Terrance Lillis.
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Shares of CFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Citizens Financial Group investors own include Humana (HUM), Verizon Communications (VZ), American Water Works (AWK), Salesforce (CRM), Waste Connections (WCN), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/18 Dividend
2/04/2026
Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend
2/04/2026
Dividend Payable
2/18/2026
Last Earnings
4/16/2026
Record date for 5/14 Dividend
4/30/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/14 Dividend
4/30/2026
Today
5/06/2026
Barclays 18th Annual Americas Select Conference
5/06/2026
Dividend Payable
5/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/16/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
BANKS - NORTHEAST
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:CFG
CIK
759944
Fax
N/A
Employees
17,398
Year Founded
1828

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$80.00
Low Price Target
$57.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.95
Research Coverage
20 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.23
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.21
Forward P/E Ratio
12.40
P/E Growth
0.51
Net Income
$1.83 billion
Net Margins
16.21%
Pretax Margin
20.60%
Return on Equity
8.31%
Return on Assets
0.88%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.51
Current Ratio
0.85
Quick Ratio
0.84

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.06 billion
Price / Sales
2.27
Cash Flow
$5.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.82
Book Value
$56.62 per share
Price / Book
1.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
424,980,000
Free Float
422,137,000
Market Cap
$27.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.70

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This page (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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