Sidoti Csr Has Negative Outlook for Citizens Q4 Earnings

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Citizens in a research report issued on Monday, November 10th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.09. The consensus estimate for Citizens’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Citizens’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.01. Citizens had a return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 4.57%.The business had revenue of $62.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.46 million.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Citizens in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Citizens from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Citizens Stock Down 6.4%

NYSE CIA opened at $5.72 on Wednesday. Citizens has a 52 week low of $2.90 and a 52 week high of $6.36. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $5.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.57. The company has a market cap of $287.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.98 and a beta of 0.41.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Citizens

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Citizens by 118.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,032,234 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,603,000 after buying an additional 558,840 shares during the last quarter. Continental General Insurance Co. purchased a new position in shares of Citizens during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,505,000. Truffle Hound Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Citizens by 85.7% during the first quarter. Truffle Hound Capital LLC now owns 700,000 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,185,000 after acquiring an additional 323,137 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Citizens by 142.8% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 199,809 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $909,000 after acquiring an additional 117,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Citizens by 133.6% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 169,308 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $770,000 after purchasing an additional 96,836 shares in the last quarter. 13.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Citizens

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.