ABN Amro Investment Solutions Grows Position in Citigroup Inc. $C

ABN Amro Investment Solutions raised its position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) by 14.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 99,730 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,444 shares during the period. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Citigroup were worth $11,310,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Citigroup by 166.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after buying an additional 12,499 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 20.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 1,669 shares during the last quarter. United Bank purchased a new position in shares of Citigroup during the second quarter worth about $972,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Citigroup by 3,016.7% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 905 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Citigroup by 26.9% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 15,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,301,000 after purchasing an additional 3,238 shares in the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Citigroup Stock Down 0.3%

Citigroup stock opened at $132.39 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $134.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $123.67. Citigroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $87.94 and a twelve month high of $147.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $225.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.30, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $3.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.74 by $0.41. Citigroup had a return on equity of 10.15% and a net margin of 10.23%.The business had revenue of $24.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.96 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 11.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, May 7th that allows the company to repurchase $30.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 13.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Citigroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. This is an increase from Citigroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.92%.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Citigroup news, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total transaction of $265,260.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 12,194 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,527,908.20. This represents a 14.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

C has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Citigroup from $154.00 to $164.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Citigroup from $140.00 to $153.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Citigroup from $158.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Citigroup in a report on Thursday, March 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $145.67.

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Citigroup Company Profile

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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.

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