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Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$51.79 -0.22 (-0.42%)
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Citizens Financial Group - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
3
Buy
18

Based on 21 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Citizens Financial Group in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 21 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 16 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for CFG.

Consensus Price Target

$55.86
7.85% Upside
According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Citizens Financial Group, the average price target is $55.86. The highest price target for CFG is $71.00, while the lowest price target for CFG is $43.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 7.85% from the current price of $51.79.
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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CFG Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
10/9/24 to 10/9/25
1 Month Ago
9/9/24 to 9/9/25
3 Months Ago
7/11/24 to 7/11/25
1 Year Ago
10/10/23 to 10/9/24
Strong Buy
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
16 Buy rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
Hold
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$55.86$51.53$49.32$43.07
Forecasted Upside7.85% Upside-0.40% Downside3.54% Upside3.88% Upside
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyHold

CFG 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.
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CFG 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.
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Citizens Financial Group Stock vs. The Competition

TypeCitizens Financial GroupFinance CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.95
2.31
2.52
Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside6.58% Upside120.89% Upside171.10% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
Positive News

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Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
10/9/2025Bank of America
4 of 5 stars
UpgradeNeutralBuy$52.00 ➝ $65.00+25.00%
10/8/2025Weiss Ratings
0 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingHold (C+)
10/7/2025Raymond James Financial
4 of 5 stars
David Long
David Long
3 of 5 stars
Set TargetStrong-Buy$62.00+14.77%
10/7/2025UBS Group
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Boost TargetBuy$57.00 ➝ $62.00+16.52%
10/3/2025Truist Financial
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Boost TargetHold$52.00 ➝ $58.00+9.44%
9/30/2025Evercore ISI
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Boost TargetOutperform$57.00 ➝ $61.00+13.74%
9/29/2025Morgan Stanley
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UpgradeEqual WeightOverweight$53.00 ➝ $71.00+32.96%
9/19/2025Citigroup
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Boost TargetBuy$60.00 ➝ $65.00+21.87%
9/10/2025Cantor Fitzgerald
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Initiated CoverageOverweight$61.00+17.92%
8/1/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeNeutralOverweight$48.50 ➝ $52.00+9.04%
7/18/2025Barclays
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Boost TargetEqual Weight$49.00 ➝ $55.00+13.42%
7/18/2025DA Davidson
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Boost TargetBuy$49.00 ➝ $55.00+12.72%
7/9/2025Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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UpgradeMarket PerformOutperform$57.00+19.77%
7/2/2025Wells Fargo & Company
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 Set Target$57.00+21.15%
5/21/2025Jefferies Financial Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$50.00+21.12%
5/15/2025TD Cowen
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Initiated CoverageBuy$57.00+37.02%
5/14/2025Cowen
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 Initiated CoverageBuy
4/24/2025Argus
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Set Target$45.00+21.75%
4/17/2025The Goldman Sachs Group
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Lower TargetBuy$55.00 ➝ $48.00+33.57%
4/17/2025Royal Bank Of Canada
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Lower TargetOutperform$50.00 ➝ $44.00+22.24%
4/17/2025Piper Sandler
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Lower TargetOverweight$48.00 ➝ $43.00+19.46%
4/7/2025Stephens
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 Lower TargetOutperform$53.00 ➝ $48.00+33.93%
12/10/2024Compass Point
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 Boost TargetBuy$45.00 ➝ $57.00+23.62%
4/18/2024Wedbush
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 Lower TargetNeutral$38.00 ➝ $35.00+6.06%
10/23/2023Wolfe Research
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 UpgradeUnderperformPeer Perform

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CFG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 21 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Citizens Financial Group is $55.86, with a high forecast of $71.00 and a low forecast of $43.00.

21 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Citizens Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 16 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CFG shares.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Citizens Financial Group stock:
  • 1. The company's capital markets division was highlighted as a particular area of focus, contributing to the cautious outlook." (4/4/2025)
  • 2. The firm moved its midcap bank industry view from Attractive to In-line, saying “higher and faster than expected” tariffs raise recession risks, will weigh on loan growth and in-turn, forward earnings and multiples. The group is “cheap,” but weaker for longer loan growth and inverted yield curve limit upside catalysts." (4/7/2025)

According to analysts, Citizens Financial Group's stock has a predicted upside of 7.85% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Citizens Financial Group's stock had 5 upgrades by analysts.

Citizens Financial Group has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

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


This page (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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