Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Citizens in a research note issued on Monday, March 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Citizens' current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Citizens' FY2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS.
Citizens (NYSE:CIA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The insurance provider reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.03). Citizens had a net margin of 8.87% and a return on equity of 11.50%. The business had revenue of $63.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $64.66 million.
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Citizens from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday.
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Citizens Stock Down 2.0 %
Shares of NYSE CIA traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $5.16. 129,761 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 87,656. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $4.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.44. Citizens has a one year low of $1.78 and a one year high of $5.95. The company has a market cap of $257.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.99 and a beta of 0.11.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Citizens
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CIA. Truffle Hound Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,511,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $357,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $319,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Citizens by 7,178.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 78,026 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 76,954 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 683 Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $304,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.73% of the company's stock.
Citizens Company Profile
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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.
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