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Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$42.54
+1.03 (+2.48%)
(As of 12:01 PM ET)

About Citizens Financial Group Stock (NYSE:CFG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$41.83
$42.59
50-Day Range
$39.66
$43.49
52-Week Range
$22.81
$44.39
Volume
1.03 million shs
Average Volume
5.35 million shs
Market Capitalization
$19.36 billion
P/E Ratio
16.24
Dividend Yield
3.95%
Price Target
$43.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, corporations, and institutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Consumer Banking segment offers deposit products, mortgage and home equity lending products, credit cards, business loans, wealth management, and investment services; and auto, education, and point-of-sale finance loans, as well as digital deposit products. This segment serves its customers through telephone service centers, as well as through its online and mobile platforms. The Commercial Banking segment provides various financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as syndicated loans, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity capital markets services. This segment serves corporate banking, healthcare, technology, asset finance, franchise finance, leasing, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, mid-corporate, and private equity sponsor industries. The company was formerly known as RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Citizens Financial Group, Inc. in April 2014. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

Citizens Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

CFG MarketRank™: 

Citizens Financial Group scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 280th out of 942 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Citizens Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Citizens Financial Group has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Citizens Financial Group are expected to grow by 23.60% in the coming year, from $3.22 to $3.98 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 16.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.18.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 16.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 47.27.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Citizens Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Citizens Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.05% of the outstanding shares of Citizens Financial Group have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Citizens Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Citizens Financial Group has recently increased by 29.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Citizens Financial Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Citizens Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Citizens Financial Group is 60.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Citizens Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.21% next year. This indicates that Citizens Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.05% of the outstanding shares of Citizens Financial Group have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Citizens Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Citizens Financial Group has recently increased by 29.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Citizens Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Citizens Financial Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 9 people have searched for CFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    10 people have added Citizens Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Citizens Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.62% of the stock of Citizens Financial Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.90% of the stock of Citizens Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Citizens Financial Group's insider trading history.
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CFG Stock News Headlines

Wedbush Has Positive Forecast for CFG Q1 Earnings
DA Davidson Has Pessimistic View of CFG FY2024 Earnings
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Citizens Financial (CFG) Gets a Hold from Evercore ISI
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CFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Citizens Financial Group's stock was trading at $33.14 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CFG stock has increased by 28.2% and is now trading at $42.50.
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 16th. The bank reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Citizens Financial Group's board approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, February 17th 2023, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,150,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 5.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Citizens Financial Group subsidiaries include Trinity Capital, Clarfeld Financial Advisors LLC, Franklin American Mortgage Company, Western Reserve Partners, 1215 Financial Center Associates Ltd., 5801 Southfield Service Drive Corp., CFG Service Corp., and others.

Citizens Financial Group's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.45%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.10%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.08%) and Swedbank AB (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Kevin Cummings, Shivan S Subramaniam, Craig Jack Read and Terrance Lillis.
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Shares of CFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Citizens Financial Group investors own include Humana (HUM), Verizon Communications (VZ), American Water Works (AWK), Salesforce (CRM), Waste Connections (WCN), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend
7/31/2024
Dividend Payable
8/14/2024
Last Earnings
10/16/2024
Today
10/28/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend
10/30/2024
Dividend Payable
11/13/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Fax
N/A
Employees
17,570
Year Founded
1828

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$43.80
High Stock Price Target
$50.00
Low Stock Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.61 billion
Pretax Margin
13.29%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.81 billion
Cash Flow
$4.48 per share
Book Value
$47.89 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
442,295,000
Market Cap
$18.89 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.07

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This page (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 10/28/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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