Sage Mountain Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Citigroup Inc. $C

Sage Mountain Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 36.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 17,141 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,550 shares during the quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $1,740,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in C. FMB Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Citigroup by 4.1% in the third quarter. FMB Wealth Management now owns 2,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Citigroup by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC now owns 4,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $506,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fullcircle Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Citigroup by 0.9% in the second quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 13,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,206,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on C. Dbs Bank downgraded shares of Citigroup from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $118.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.65.

Key Headlines Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bullish commentary from Jim Cramer highlighted Citi as “too, too cheap to ignore,” which can spur retail inflows and lift sentiment toward the stock. Jim Cramer on Citigroup
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerage coverage is constructive: Citigroup received an average rating of “Moderate Buy,” supporting demand from institutional and discretionary investors. Brokerage Rating Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro tailwinds — the IMF raised 2026 global growth forecasts citing AI investment and lower tariffs — could support higher loan activity and capital markets volumes over time, benefiting large global banks like Citi. IMF Growth Forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed quarterly results remain the key fundamental driver: EPS topped estimates ($1.81 vs. $1.65), which is positive for near-term earnings confidence, but revenue missed consensus ($19.87B vs. $20.99B), leaving questions about topline momentum and fee income recovery. (Quarter reported Jan. 14.)
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue shortfall and modest ROE/net margin (net margin ~8.5%, ROE ~8.3%) could cap upside until Citi shows clearer revenue growth or sustained margin improvement; investors may remain cautious on valuation vs. long-term growth drivers.

Citigroup Stock Down 2.7%

C opened at $114.81 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $205.42 billion, a PE ratio of 16.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.18. Citigroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.51 and a twelve month high of $124.17. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $111.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 8.28% and a net margin of 8.50%.The business’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.34 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

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

Citigroup Profile

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.