Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $3.89 and traded as high as $5.00. Citizens shares last traded at $4.97, with a volume of 62,039 shares traded.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Singular Research raised Citizens to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 18th.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on CIA
Citizens Stock Performance
The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $4.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $240.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 0.13.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Citizens
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CIA. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Citizens in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $82,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in Citizens by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 46,116 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $185,000 after purchasing an additional 2,901 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Citizens by 24.4% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 52,379 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 10,267 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Citizens by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 138,281 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 6,968 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Citizens by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 458,886 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,662,000 after purchasing an additional 10,235 shares in the last quarter. 13.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Citizens
(
Get Free Report)
Citizens, Inc provides life insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance. The Life Insurance segment issues ordinary whole life insurance and endowment policies in the United States dollar-denominated amounts to non-U.S.
Recommended Stories
Before you consider Citizens, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Citizens wasn't on the list.
While Citizens currently has a "Strong Buy" rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Which stocks are hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying now.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
