Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Citizens (CIA)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Citizens (NYSE: CIA):

• 8/24/2026 – Citizens is now covered by Citigroup Inc.. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/24/2026 – Citizens is now covered by Freedom Broker. They set a “buy” rating and a $5.50 price target on the stock.
• 8/15/2026 – Citizens was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 8/7/2026 – Citizens was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.

Insider Activity

In other Citizens news, CEO Jon Stenberg bought 12,000 shares of Citizens stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $3.65 per share, for a total transaction of $43,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 389,574 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,421,945.10. The trade was a 3.18% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Citizens, Inc (NYSE:CIA) is a bank holding company headquartered in Conway, Arkansas. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Citizens Bank of Northern Arkansas, the company provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, small businesses and corporate clients across Northern and Central Arkansas.

Citizens offers a range of deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit, alongside lending solutions such as residential mortgages, commercial real estate loans and consumer installment loans.