Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC Lowers Holdings in Citigroup Inc. $C

Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC reduced its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 22.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 27,628 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,960 shares during the period. Citigroup comprises approximately 0.9% of Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $2,804,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Citigroup by 181.9% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,137,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,421,000 after acquiring an additional 733,762 shares during the last quarter. Argent Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 3.5% during the third quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 58,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,988,000 after purchasing an additional 2,007 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 135.4% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 66,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,754,000 after purchasing an additional 38,278 shares in the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC raised its stake in Citigroup by 92.2% in the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in Citigroup in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,124,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on C. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Citigroup from $141.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley set a $152.00 target price on Citigroup in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. HSBC restated a “buy” rating and set a $87.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Citigroup from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Citigroup currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.25.

Citigroup Price Performance

C opened at $110.11 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $116.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $106.08. Citigroup Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.51 and a 52-week high of $125.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $192.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.18. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $19.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.34 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Citigroup

In related news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total value of $4,796,088.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 45,835 shares in the company, valued at $5,091,810.15. The trade was a 48.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock picked Citi Investor Services to provide select middle-office services for $4.0T of U.S. iShares ETFs — a meaningful client win that supports fee income and strengthens custody/servicing credibility. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citi committed $60B to affordable housing, nearly doubling its sector investment pace — a large, multiyear deployment that positions the bank for stable lending and fee opportunities tied to policy and ESG flows. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citi formed an AI infrastructure financing team to capture demand from data-center builds and related capex — a strategic play to originate large commercial loans and project-finance mandates as AI adoption ramps. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi made a strategic investment in Japan’s Sakana AI (size undisclosed) — signals an effort to back AI partners but unclear near-term financial impact. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Media and research outlets continue to spotlight Citi (trending coverage, analyst attention and higher targets from some firms), which can amplify both inflows and volatility depending on headline flow. (See recent Zacks/MarketBeat summaries.) Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/geopolitical risk is elevated today — headlines about heightened cross‑border conflict in South Asia and Israel/Iran tensions are driving risk‑off flows across markets, which typically pushes bank stocks lower on volatility and flight-to-safety moves. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Company fundamentals that can weigh on sentiment: Q4 showed an EPS beat but revenue missed estimates (reported Jan. 14), and today’s elevated volume suggests profit‑taking or institutional rebalancing; that combination often triggers sharper intraday declines. (See company Q4 results and trading stats.)

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.