Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2026 Earnings of $2.16 Per Share

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Citigroup in a research note issued on Friday, May 3rd. Zacks Research analyst D. Chamria now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.16 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.01. The consensus estimate for Citigroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last announced its earnings results on Friday, April 12th. The company reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $21.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.46 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 6.17%. Citigroup’s revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on C. StockNews.com raised Citigroup from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Citigroup from $54.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 5th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Citigroup from $87.00 to $86.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Monday, April 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Citigroup from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.85.

Citigroup Stock Performance

NYSE C opened at $62.81 on Monday. Citigroup has a 12-month low of $38.17 and a 12-month high of $63.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $59.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $52.79. The company has a market capitalization of $120.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 3rd. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.38%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.72%.

Institutional Trading of Citigroup

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of C. Carmel Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Citigroup in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Citigroup during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Citigroup by 75.0% in the 3rd quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Citigroup in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Citigroup by 1,962.1% during the fourth quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 598 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares during the period. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Citigroup Company Profile

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.