Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC increased its position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C - Free Report) by 630.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 84,346 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 72,803 shares during the quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC's holdings in Citigroup were worth $5,937,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in C. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Citigroup by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 39,919,798 shares of the company's stock worth $2,492,238,000 after buying an additional 791,758 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Citigroup by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 30,027,213 shares of the company's stock worth $1,998,976,000 after buying an additional 4,680,713 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Citigroup by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 28,970,357 shares of the company's stock worth $1,813,544,000 after buying an additional 911,694 shares during the period. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Citigroup by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 15,676,463 shares of the company's stock worth $981,347,000 after buying an additional 1,404,120 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of Citigroup by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 10,703,215 shares of the company's stock worth $670,021,000 after buying an additional 240,628 shares during the period. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Citigroup news, insider Sara Wechter sold 15,125 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.01, for a total value of $1,225,276.25. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 109,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,893,277.80. This represents a 12.11 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Anand Selvakesari sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.10, for a total transaction of $2,433,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 229,180 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,586,498. This represents a 11.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 103,590 shares of company stock valued at $8,523,149. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
C has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Citigroup from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Citigroup from $85.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Citigroup in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $85.00 price objective for the company. Barclays upgraded Citigroup from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $70.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on Citigroup from $110.00 to $102.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $83.93.
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Citigroup Stock Down 2.1 %
Shares of Citigroup stock traded down $1.70 on Friday, reaching $79.65. 7,855,687 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,406,651. Citigroup Inc. has a one year low of $53.51 and a one year high of $84.74. The company has a market capitalization of $150.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.41, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $76.63 and a 200 day moving average of $68.32.
Citigroup (NYSE:C - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.12. Citigroup had a return on equity of 6.62% and a net margin of 7.43%. The business had revenue of $19.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.51 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.
Citigroup declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, January 15th that allows the company to buyback $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 13.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Citigroup Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup's dividend payout ratio is presently 37.65%.
Citigroup Company Profile
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Citigroup Inc, a diversified financial service holding company, provides various financial product and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Services, Markets, Banking, U.S. Personal Banking, and Wealth. The Services segment includes Treasury and Trade Solutions, which provides cash management, trade, and working capital solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and public sector organizations; and Securities Services, such as cross-border support for clients, local market expertise, post-trade technologies, data solutions, and various securities services solutions.
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