Sanders Capital LLC Has $95.77 Million Position in Citigroup Inc. $C

Sanders Capital LLC cut its position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) by 92.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 943,584 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,831,813 shares during the quarter. Sanders Capital LLC owned 0.05% of Citigroup worth $95,774,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMB Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Citigroup by 4.1% during the third quarter. FMB Wealth Management now owns 2,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Citigroup by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC now owns 4,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $506,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Citigroup by 35.3% during the 3rd quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 418 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. Arjuna Capital grew its holdings in Citigroup by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Arjuna Capital now owns 16,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,684,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Binnacle Investments Inc grew its holdings in Citigroup by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 1,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Cantu Ernesto Torres sold 43,173 shares of Citigroup stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.09, for a total value of $4,796,088.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on C shares. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $87.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Citigroup from $115.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Citigroup from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $141.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Citigroup from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Citigroup has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.25.

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Citigroup Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE C opened at $105.65 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $114.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $107.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. Citigroup Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.51 and a 52-week high of $125.16. The company has a market capitalization of $184.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.17.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.16. Citigroup had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 8.28%. The company had revenue of $19.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.34 earnings per share. Citigroup’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Citigroup Inc. will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Citigroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.43%.

Citigroup Company Profile

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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.

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