Americana Partners LLC Trims Holdings in Citigroup Inc. $C

Americana Partners LLC decreased its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 5.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 208,629 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,287 shares during the quarter. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $21,176,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its holdings in Citigroup by 87.6% in the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 257 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Citigroup in the second quarter worth about $34,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. grew its position in shares of Citigroup by 157.1% during the second quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Citigroup during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Citigroup in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. 71.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Citigroup Stock Performance

NYSE:C opened at $118.21 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $211.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.96, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.18. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $111.00 and its 200 day moving average is $101.48. Citigroup Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $55.51 and a fifty-two week high of $124.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.16. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The business had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.34 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is 34.43%.

Key Citigroup News

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Brokerage sentiment is constructive — Citigroup has an average rating of “Moderate Buy,” supporting investor confidence in the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Prominent market voice Jim Cramer called Citi “too, too cheap to ignore,” a high-visibility endorsement that can drive retail and momentum flows into the shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Stronger global growth outlook from the IMF (higher 2026 GDP forecasts, aided by AI investment and easing tariffs) improves the lending/markets backdrop and could lift Citi’s revenue opportunities across corporate and trading businesses. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed an EPS beat (Citigroup delivered $1.81 vs. $1.65 consensus) but revenue missed estimates — a mixed report that supports valuation re-rating but leaves questions about top-line momentum. (Company Q4 release and market commentary)
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical trade friction: the EU may implement tariffs on U.S. goods as tensions persist, which raises macro uncertainty and could indirectly weigh on cross-border corporate activity and investment banking fees. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Policy and governance uncertainty at the Fed (coverage of probes and calls for overhaul) could increase rate volatility and market risk, which would affect trading revenue and capital-market activity for big banks like Citi. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

C has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $150.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Monday, January 5th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $107.00 to $124.00 in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Citigroup presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.65.

About Citigroup

Citigroup Inc is a global financial services company headquartered in New York City with roots tracing back to the City Bank of New York, founded in 1812. The modern Citigroup was created through the 1998 merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group and has since operated as a diversified bank holding company that provides a broad range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments and institutions worldwide.

Citi’s principal businesses include retail and commercial banking, credit card and consumer lending products, wealth management and private banking, and a full suite of institutional services.