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Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$51.78 -0.03 (-0.07%)
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Citizens Financial Group - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy
Based on 19 Analyst Ratings
Sell
0
Hold
3
Buy
16

Based on 19 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 19 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 14 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for CFG.

Consensus Price Target

$52.00
0.43% Upside
According to the 19 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Citizens Financial Group, the average price target is $52.00. The highest price target for CFG is $61.00, while the lowest price target for CFG is $43.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 0.43% from the current price of $51.78.
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
9/11/24 to 9/11/25		1 Month Ago
8/12/24 to 8/12/25		3 Months Ago
6/13/24 to 6/13/25		1 Year Ago
9/12/23 to 9/11/24
Strong Buy
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
14 Buy rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
Hold
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 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$52.00$51.53$47.89$42.20
Forecasted Upside0.43% Upside6.98% Upside18.91% Upside6.40% 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
2.53
2.53
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside0.58% Upside18.33% Upside11.30% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside		Details
9/10/2025Cantor Fitzgerald
4 of 5 stars
Dave Rochester
Dave Rochester
Not Rated
Initiated CoverageOverweight$61.00+17.92%
9/9/2025Citigroup
2 of 5 stars
Keith Horowitz
Keith Horowitz
Not Rated
Initiated CoverageBuy ➝ Overweight
8/1/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2 of 5 stars
Vivek Juneja
Not Rated
UpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$48.50 ➝ $52.00+9.04%
7/18/2025Barclays
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Jason Goldberg
Jason Goldberg
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Boost TargetEqual Weight$49.00 ➝ $55.00+13.42%
7/18/2025Raymond James Financial
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David Long
David Long
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Boost TargetStrong-Buy$48.00 ➝ $57.00+16.82%
7/18/2025DA Davidson
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Peter Winter
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Boost TargetBuy$49.00 ➝ $55.00+12.72%
7/18/2025Evercore ISI
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John Pancari
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UpgradeIn-Line ➝ Outperform$48.00 ➝ $55.00+12.67%
7/9/2025Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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David Konrad
David Konrad
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UpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform$57.00+19.77%
7/2/2025Wells Fargo & Company
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		 Set Target$57.00+21.15%
5/30/2025UBS Group
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Erika Najarian
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Boost TargetBuy$50.00 ➝ $53.00+31.41%
5/21/2025Jefferies Financial Group
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David Chiaverini
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Initiated CoverageBuy$50.00+21.12%
5/15/2025TD Cowen
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S. Alexopoulos
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Initiated CoverageBuy$57.00+37.02%
5/14/2025Cowen
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		 Initiated CoverageBuy
4/24/2025Argus
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Kevin Heal
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Set Target$45.00+21.75%
4/17/2025The Goldman Sachs Group
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Ryan Merkel
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Lower TargetBuy$55.00 ➝ $48.00+33.57%
4/17/2025Royal Bank Of Canada
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Gerard Cassidy
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Lower TargetOutperform$50.00 ➝ $44.00+22.24%
4/17/2025Piper Sandler
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Scott Siefers
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Lower TargetOverweight$48.00 ➝ $43.00+19.46%
4/17/2025Truist Financial
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Brian Foran
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Lower TargetHold$51.00 ➝ $43.00+20.62%
4/7/2025Morgan Stanley
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		 Lower TargetEqual Weight$54.00 ➝ $43.00+19.68%
4/7/2025Stephens
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		 Lower TargetOutperform$53.00 ➝ $48.00+33.93%
12/10/2024Compass Point
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		 Boost TargetBuy$45.00 ➝ $57.00+23.62%
4/18/2024Wedbush
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		 Lower TargetNeutral$38.00 ➝ $35.00+6.06%
10/23/2023Wolfe Research
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		 UpgradeUnderperform ➝ Peer Perform

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CFG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 19 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Citizens Financial Group is $52.00, with a high forecast of $61.00 and a low forecast of $43.00.

19 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Citizens Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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 0.43% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Citizens Financial Group's stock had 4 upgrades by analysts.

Citizens Financial Group has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Raymond James Financial, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Citizens Financial Group more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Citizens Financial Group is 2.95 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.53. Learn more on how CFG compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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