Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Citizens Q1 Earnings

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for Citizens in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 16th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Citizens’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Citizens’ Q2 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.09 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Citizens in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Citizens Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CIA opened at $5.72 on Wednesday. Citizens has a 1 year low of $2.90 and a 1 year high of $6.36. The company’s 50-day moving average is $5.59 and its 200 day moving average is $4.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $287.37 million, a P/E ratio of 27.24 and a beta of 0.36.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.01. Citizens had a net margin of 4.40% and a return on equity of 6.54%. The business had revenue of $64.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.46 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Citizens

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey purchased a new stake in Citizens during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Citizens by 3,686.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,541 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 14,157 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Citizens by 92.1% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,724 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 5,141 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Citizens during the third quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of Citizens during the second quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.73% of the company’s stock.

Citizens Company Profile

Citizens, Inc provides life insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance. The Life Insurance segment issues ordinary whole life insurance and endowment policies in the United States dollar-denominated amounts to non-U.S.