Citizens Financial Group (CFG) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG) recently:

• 10/5/2026 – Citizens Financial Group was given a new $77.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 10/2/2026 – Citizens Financial Group had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $78.00 to $72.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Citizens Financial Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Citizens Financial Group had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $90.00 to $89.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/23/2026 – Citizens Financial Group had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $80.00 to $77.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 9/8/2026 – Citizens Financial Group was given a new $90.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 8/19/2026 – Citizens Financial Group had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $80.00 to $84.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Citizens Financial Group had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by DA Davidson.

Citizens Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 30th were paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Citizens Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Citizens Financial Group

In other Citizens Financial Group news, CEO Bruce Van Saun sold 129,369 shares of Citizens Financial Group stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.07, for a total value of $9,323,623.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,140,763 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,214,789.41. The trade was a 10.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. Its principal subsidiary, Citizens Bank, provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions through branches, digital channels and other delivery platforms.

The company’s consumer banking activities include checking and savings accounts, residential mortgages, home equity lending, credit cards, personal loans and other lending products. Through its commercial banking operations, Citizens provides business loans, commercial real estate financing, treasury management, capital markets services and other solutions for companies and institutional clients.