Citigroup Inc. $C Shares Purchased by PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 416,872 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,029 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $42,313,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMB Wealth Management raised its holdings in Citigroup by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMB Wealth Management now owns 2,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC raised its stake in Citigroup by 2.1% during the third quarter. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC now owns 4,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $506,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Citigroup by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. Highline Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Citigroup by 35.3% during the third quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 418 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fullcircle Wealth LLC raised its position in Citigroup by 0.9% in the second quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 13,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,206,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. 71.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Citigroup

Here are the key news stories impacting Citigroup this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi research activity highlighted by analysts raising a biotech target — shows active, credible research output that can support fee business and client flows. Citi Raises Roivant Sciences (ROIV) PT to $35 Following Positive Phase 2 Brepocitinib Data
• Neutral Sentiment: National political and policy friction (DHS/oversight standoff and partial government shutdown risks) remains a background macro risk that can amplify market volatility and affect bank trading volumes and risk sentiment. Democrats and the Trump administration dig in over DHS oversight, offering no signs of a deal to end the partial government shutdown
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market theme — a software/SaaS selloff driven by AI disruption fears — is pressuring equity markets and could reduce deal activity or trading flows that benefit large banks like Citi. (Sector context from recent MarketBeat coverage.)
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup warned investors to expect a “more volatile bull market” and noted AI could compress corporate margins; that cautious messaging likely dampened investor appetite for bank risk exposure and weighed on C’s share price today. Citigroup (C) Tells Investors to Expect a ‘More Volatile Bull Market’
• Neutral Sentiment: Unrelated crypto and corporate headlines (e.g., Kraken sponsoring Wyoming “Trump Accounts”) are market curiosities but unlikely to meaningfully impact Citigroup’s fundamentals. Kraken sponsors Trump Accounts in Wyoming, citing crypto alignment

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $113.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $132.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, HSBC restated a “buy” rating and set a $87.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Citigroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.19.

Citigroup Price Performance

C stock opened at $110.77 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $116.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The stock has a market cap of $198.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.89, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.18. Citigroup Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $55.51 and a fifty-two week high of $125.16.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $19.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.99 billion. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.34 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Citigroup news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total transaction of $4,796,088.57. Following the transaction, the insider owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,091,810.15. This trade represents a 48.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Citigroup Profile

Citigroup Inc is a global financial services company headquartered in New York City with roots tracing back to the City Bank of New York, founded in 1812. The modern Citigroup was created through the 1998 merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group and has since operated as a diversified bank holding company that provides a broad range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments and institutions worldwide.

Citi’s principal businesses include retail and commercial banking, credit card and consumer lending products, wealth management and private banking, and a full suite of institutional services.