Citizens Holding (NASDAQ:CIZN) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Analysts

Citizens Holding (NASDAQ:CIZN) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $16.00.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CIZN shares. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Citizens in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a $8.00 price target on Citizens in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $14.00 price target on Citizens in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Nomura set a $12.00 price target on Citizens in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Mizuho set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Citizens in a research note on Monday, September 14th.

Citizens Price Performance

Shares of CIZN stock opened at $8.80 on Wednesday. Citizens has a 1 year low of $6.44 and a 1 year high of $11.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.51. The company has a market cap of $50.11 million, a PE ratio of 8.98 and a beta of 0.09.

About Citizens

Citizens Holding Company was a bank holding company for Citizens Bank, a community banking institution headquartered in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The bank served individuals, businesses and public-sector customers through traditional banking products and services.

Its offerings included checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer and residential mortgage loans, commercial and agricultural lending, online banking and other deposit and credit services. Citizens Bank operated primarily in Mississippi, with a branch network focused on communities in the state’s east-central region.

Citizens Holding Company was established in 1982, while its banking subsidiary traced its history to 1908.