Forum Financial Management LP Has $528,000 Stake in Citigroup Inc. $C

Forum Financial Management LP reduced its stake in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) by 86.1% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,651 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,860 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $528,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Citigroup during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,800,944,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Citigroup by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 163,239,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,048,467,000 after buying an additional 4,938,923 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in Citigroup by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 47,262,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,797,292,000 after buying an additional 2,871,074 shares during the last quarter. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in Citigroup during the 4th quarter valued at $298,082,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Citigroup by 291.4% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,319,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,978,000 after acquiring an additional 2,008,946 shares during the last quarter. 71.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Citigroup Price Performance

Citigroup stock opened at $139.97 on Wednesday. Citigroup Inc. has a one year low of $84.77 and a one year high of $147.96. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $131.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $121.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $238.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.34, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.12.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.63 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $24.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. Citigroup had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 9.35%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.96 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Citigroup Inc. will post 10.83 EPS for the current year.

Citigroup declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 7th that permits the company to repurchase $30.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 13.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.74%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Edward Skyler sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total transaction of $3,285,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 182,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,919,511.02. The trade was a 12.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total transaction of $265,260.10. Following the sale, the director directly owned 12,194 shares in the company, valued at $1,527,908.20. This trade represents a 14.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Citigroup from $146.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Evercore set a $139.00 price target on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $139.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective (up from $125.00) on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut shares of Citigroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $139.62.

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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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