Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Forecast & Price Target $62.93 +0.15 (+0.24%) Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.91 -0.02 (-0.04%) As of 05/22/2026 05:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Citizens Financial Group - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating Moderate BuyBased on 20 Analyst RatingsSell0Hold1Buy19 Based on 20 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 20 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, and 19 have given a buy rating for CFG. Consensus Price Target $70.8812.63% Upside According to the 20 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Citizens Financial Group, the average price target is $70.88. The highest price target for CFG is $80.00, while the lowest price target for CFG is $57.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.63% from the current price of $62.93. 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. 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CFG Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/23/25 to 5/23/261 Month Ago4/23/25 to 4/23/263 Months Ago2/22/25 to 2/22/261 Year Ago5/23/24 to 5/23/25Strong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy19 Buy rating(s)19 Buy rating(s)18 Buy rating(s)10 Buy rating(s)Hold1 Hold rating(s)1 Hold rating(s)2 Hold rating(s)6 Hold rating(s)Sell0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$70.88$70.86$68.77$47.50Forecasted Upside12.63% Upside8.67% Upside5.37% Upside19.93% UpsideConsensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy CFG Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe 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.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History CFG Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe 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.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Citizens Financial Group Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeCitizens Financial GroupFinance CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 2.95 2.31 2.52Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside12.63% Upside27.39% Upside15.05% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingPositive NewsSee Recent CFG NewsPositive NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails5/8/2026 Citigroup4 of 5 stars Reiterated RatingBuy5/6/2026 Weiss RatingsNot Rated UpgradeBuy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)4/30/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.3 of 5 starsVivek Juneja3 of 5 starsBoost TargetOverweight$68.00 ➝ $68.50+5.19%4/21/2026 EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingOutperform$75.00+12.93%4/20/2026 DA DavidsonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPeter WinterSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$73.00 ➝ $74.00+14.01%4/17/2026 Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingGerard CassidySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$67.00 ➝ $70.00+7.01%4/17/2026 Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBrian ForanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetHold$63.00 ➝ $69.00+7.30%4/17/2026 Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingChristopher McGrattySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$70.00 ➝ $72.00+11.96%3/31/2026 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingManan GosaliaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOverweight$80.00 ➝ $73.00+21.69%3/9/2026 Robert W. BairdSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDavid GeorgeSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeNeutral ➝ Outperform$65.00+11.93% Get the Latest News and Ratings for CFG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Citizens Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/3/2026 Cantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDave RochesterSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight$75.00+27.70%1/23/2026 ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingKevin HealSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$60.00 ➝ $72.00+13.51%1/22/2026 New Street ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Set Target$73.00+11.56%1/22/2026 TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSteven AlexopoulosSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$75.00 ➝ $78.00+19.74%1/22/2026 Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingEbrahim PoonawalaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$70.00 ➝ $78.00+19.45%1/21/2026 Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDavid ChiaveriniSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$80.00+24.98%1/7/2026 Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDavid LongSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Outperform$62.00 ➝ $66.00+6.30%1/6/2026 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRyan NashSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$73.00+19.67%1/5/2026 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJason GoldbergSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingSet TargetEqual Weight ➝ Overweight$56.00 ➝ $77.00+29.74%10/16/2025 StephensSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingQ3 EPSSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight$60.00+18.06%10/7/2025 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingErika NajarianSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$57.00 ➝ $62.00+16.52%7/2/2025 Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Set Target$57.00+21.15%4/17/2025 Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingScott SiefersSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOverweight$48.00 ➝ $43.00+19.46%12/10/2024 Compass PointSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Boost TargetBuy$45.00 ➝ $57.00+23.62%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Saturday at 09:13 AM ET. CFG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Citizens Financial Group's forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 20 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Citizens Financial Group is $70.88, with a high forecast of $80.00 and a low forecast of $57.00. Should I buy or sell Citizens Financial Group stock right now? 20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Citizens Financial Group in the last year. There is currently 1 hold rating and 19 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CFG shares. Does Citizens Financial Group's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Citizens Financial Group's stock has a predicted upside of 12.63% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. Has Citizens Financial Group been upgraded by Wall Street analysts recently? Over the previous 90 days, Citizens Financial Group's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts. What analysts cover Citizens Financial Group? Citizens Financial Group has been rated by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Evercore, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Truist Financial, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Citizens Financial Group more than its competitors? 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. Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Related Companies Fifth Third Bancorp Stock Forecast Huntington Bancshares Stock Forecast Wintrust Financial Stock Forecast Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Stock Forecast Associated Banc Stock Forecast KeyCorp Stock Forecast The PNC Financial Services Group Stock Forecast Regions Financial Stock Forecast Truist Financial Stock Forecast Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Stock Forecast Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Brokerages With Citizens Financial Group RecommendationsCitigroupWeiss RatingsJPMorgan Chase & Co.EvercoreDA DavidsonTruist FinancialKeefe, Bruyette & WoodsRoyal Bank Of CanadaMorgan StanleyRobert W. BairdCantor FitzgeraldArgusBank of AmericaTD CowenNew Street Research This page (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 5/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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