Citizens Bancshares (CITZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Citizens Bancshares Corporation operates as a bank holding company for The Citizens Bank which provides community banking services and financial products. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Olanta, South Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.26 to $43.26
• 50-Day Range: $41.00 to $44.98
• 52-Week Range: $30.33 to $44.98
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 2,283 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 113.84
• Dividend Yield: 0.09%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Citizens Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Citizens Bancshares scored higher than 5% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Citizens Bancshares.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Citizens Bancshares is 113.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Citizens Bancshares is 113.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.53.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Citizens Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.11, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Citizens Bancshares has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Citizens Bancshares has a dividend yield of 0.33%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Citizens Bancshares has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Citizens Bancshares is 10.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Citizens Bancshares has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Citizens Bancshares this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Citizens Bancshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.07% of the stock of Citizens Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.47% of the stock of Citizens Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks - Regional
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CITZ
• CIK: 1058438
• Web: www.mybankcitizens.com
• Phone: +1-219-8365500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 113.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A