Coign Capital Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in Citigroup Inc. $C

Coign Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 6,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $663,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in C. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC raised its position in shares of Citigroup by 87.6% in the third quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in Citigroup in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. raised its holdings in Citigroup by 157.1% in the 2nd quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Citigroup during the 2nd quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Citigroup during the second quarter worth $38,000. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Citigroup Trading Up 1.5%

C opened at $115.55 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $111.77 and its 200-day moving average is $101.83. Citigroup Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.51 and a 52-week high of $124.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $206.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.18.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.34 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s payout ratio is presently 34.43%.

Key Headlines Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management says core businesses are stabilizing and the strategic overhaul is progressing, which investors view as reducing execution risk and improving the outlook for returns. Citigroup Signals Stabilizing Core Businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Citigroup (with peers) is considering fixed pay adjustments for senior UK executives highlight active cost management — a positive for near‑term margins if implemented. JPMorgan and Citigroup consider fixed pay cuts for senior UK executives
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4/2025 was mixed: Citi beat on EPS but missed revenue, and the firm says ~80% of its overhaul is complete — that leaves upside if streamlining continues but also near‑term execution risk. How Citigroup’s Mixed 2025 Results and 80% Complete Overhaul Will Impact Citigroup (C) Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi research says a political affordability agenda could help U.S. fintech stocks — relevant for Citi’s markets and payments franchises but not an immediate company revenue driver. US fintech stocks could gain as Trump pushes affordability agenda, Citi says
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi analysis flagged that Japan bond turmoil could force large U.S. Treasury selling — a reminder of market‑desk risk exposure but not a direct corporate event. Japan Bond Turmoil Risks Up to $130 Billion Treasury Selling, Citi Says
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report Citi is exploring offering new credit cards capped at a 10% APR to align with White House affordability demands — if implemented, this would compress card margins and could reduce loan yields and fee income. Bank of America, Citigroup consider new credit cards with 10% rate
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Jane Fraser publicly warned rate caps would “not be good” for the U.S. economy — the rhetoric underscores growing political/regulatory tension that could elevate policy risk for Citi’s consumer credit franchise. Citigroup’s CEO Says Credit Card Rate Caps Would ‘Not Be Good’

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on C shares. Barclays upped their target price on Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Citigroup from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $113.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Piper Sandler set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $150.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Citigroup has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.56.

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.