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

15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Citizens Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CFG shares.
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15 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Citizens Financial Group's shares. Their CFG share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $44.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $34.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.4% from the stock's current price.
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Citizens Financial Group's stock was trading at $39.37 at the start of the year. Since then, CFG shares have decreased by 31.9% and is now trading at $26.80.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 18th 2023.
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Citizens Financial Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 18th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 19th. The bank reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.08. The bank had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Citizens Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 20.41%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.14 earnings per share.
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Citizens Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Wednesday, August 16th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 1st.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT), Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO), Proshares Equities For Rising Rates ETF (EQRR), AI Powered Equity ETF (AIEQ), First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (RDVY), FT Cboe Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF (RDVI) and SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE).

Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.27%. CFG has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 38.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.28% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Citizens Financial Group announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Friday, February 17th 2023, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,150,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 5.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

893 employees have rated Citizens Financial Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Van Saun on Glassdoor.com. Bruce Van Saun has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

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Citizens Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CFG."

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One share of CFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.80.

Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) has a market capitalization of $12.66 billion and generates $9.07 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $2.07 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.40 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 18,889 workers across the globe.

Citizens Financial Group's mailing address is One Citizens Plaza, Providence RI, 02903. The official website for the company is www.citizensbank.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (203) 900-6715 or via email at cfginvestorrelations@citizensbank.com.