WINTON GROUP Ltd Makes New $319,000 Investment in Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA)

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 79,486 shares of the insurance provider's stock, valued at approximately $319,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned approximately 0.16% of Citizens at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of CIA. Barclays PLC lifted its position in Citizens by 24.4% during the third 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Citizens by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 458,886 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,662,000 after buying an additional 10,235 shares during the last quarter. Truffle Hound Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Citizens during the 4th quarter valued at $1,511,000. First Eagle Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Citizens by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 554,894 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $2,225,000 after buying an additional 68,824 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Citizens in the 4th quarter worth $92,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.73% of the company's stock.

Citizens Price Performance

Shares of CIA traded down $0.49 on Friday, reaching $3.68. The company's stock had a trading volume of 163,553 shares, compared to its average volume of 89,552. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $4.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $183.66 million, a P/E ratio of 8.56 and a beta of 0.11. Citizens, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.78 and a 12-month high of $5.95.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The insurance provider reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $63.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $64.66 million. Citizens had a return on equity of 11.50% and a net margin of 8.87%. Analysts expect that Citizens, Inc. will post 0.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut Citizens from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th.

Citizens Profile

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.