Natixis Advisors LLC Purchases 19,623 Shares of Citigroup Inc. $C

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 1.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,875,843 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,623 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $190,399,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in C. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Citigroup by 166.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 12,499 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Citigroup by 20.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $835,000 after purchasing an additional 1,669 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new position in shares of Citigroup in the second quarter valued at $972,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Citigroup by 6.1% during the second quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 5,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $504,000 after buying an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Citigroup by 4.6% during the second quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 8,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Citigroup Stock Performance

NYSE:C opened at $106.58 on Friday. Citigroup Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $55.51 and a fifty-two week high of $125.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $115.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.69. The company has a market capitalization of $186.44 billion, a PE ratio of 15.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.17.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.34 earnings per share. Citigroup’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Citigroup’s payout ratio is currently 34.43%.

Key Stories Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi participated in a strategic investment in Adaptive (alongside HSBC), signaling continued corporate focus on capital-markets technology and partnerships that could support fee and tech-led growth. Adaptive announces strategic investment from HSBC and Citi
• Positive Sentiment: Investor write-ups highlight Citigroup as an attractive dividend option, reinforcing income-focused demand for the stock among yield-seeking investors. Citigroup (C) Could Be a Great Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentators and some strategists are flagging banks as buyable after recent sell-offs, which supports sector-level interest in large U.S. banks like Citi if volatility stabilizes. War selloffs are buying opportunities, history shows; Jyotivardhan Jaipuria backs banks, trims IT
• Neutral Sentiment: Citi’s institutional units have filed notices exiting substantial-holder status in a few smaller Australian names — routine portfolio/flow activity that can affect localized volumes but is unlikely to move Citi’s share price materially. Citigroup Group Ceases to Be Substantial Holder in Bapcor
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup’s own market commentary has warned that stock-market volatility is set to continue amid the Middle East shock — a caution that can exacerbate risk-off flows out of banks and financials. Stock market volatility set to continue, warns Citi
• Negative Sentiment: Negative press and legal risk surfaced after a Citi banker filed a sexual-harassment suit criticizing the firm’s internal investigation unit; such reputational and legal headlines can pressure sentiment and prompt investor caution. Citi banker suing for sexual harassment slams firm’s investigation unit

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Citigroup news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of Citigroup stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider directly owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. The trade was a 48.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler set a $135.00 price objective on Citigroup in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $132.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research lowered Citigroup from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Citigroup from $118.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Citigroup presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.25.

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.