Quantbot Technologies LP Boosts Stock Position in Citigroup Inc. $C

Quantbot Technologies LP increased its holdings in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 135.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 66,541 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,278 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $6,754,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its position in Citigroup by 92.2% in the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the 3rd quarter worth $2,124,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in shares of Citigroup by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH now owns 243,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,130,000 after acquiring an additional 3,311 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 14.4% in the third quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 617,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,692,000 after acquiring an additional 77,674 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Citigroup by 2.3% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 11,839,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,201,725,000 after acquiring an additional 261,008 shares during the period. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on C shares. HSBC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $87.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $150.00 target price on Citigroup in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays upped their price objective on Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Citigroup from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.25.

Citigroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE C opened at $110.11 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market cap of $192.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.18. Citigroup Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.51 and a 12 month high of $125.16.

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. Citigroup had a return on equity of 8.28% and a net margin of 8.50%.The firm had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.34 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Citigroup

In related news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total transaction of $4,796,088.57. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 45,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. This trade represents a 48.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Citigroup News Summary

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.