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The price of Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) closed at $64.15 in the last session, up 9.15% from day before closing price of $58.77. In other words, the price has increased by $9.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 47.77 million shares were traded. C stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $56.07.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at C’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.39.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Barclays on January 06, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $95 from $70 previously.
On December 03, 2024, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $70 to $82.
Evercore ISI reiterated its In-line rating for the stock on April 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $58 to $60.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 13 ’25 when Wechter Sara sold 15,125 shares for $81.01 per share. The transaction valued at 1,225,284 led to the insider holds 109,780 shares of the business.
Skyler Edward sold 35,545 shares of C for $2,929,263 on Feb 14 ’25. The Hd of Ent Svc & Public Affairs now owns 204,727 shares after completing the transaction at $82.41 per share. On Feb 13 ’25, another insider, Selvakesari Anand, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $81.10 each. As a result, the insider received 2,433,147 and left with 229,180 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, C now has a Market Capitalization of 120740569088 and an Enterprise Value of -10474204160. As of this moment, Citigroup’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -0.147.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for C is 1.30, which has changed by 0.056662798 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, C has reached a high of $84.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $53.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.67%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, C traded on average about 17.44M shares per day over the past 3-months and 27141800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.88B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.88B. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.06% stake in the company. Shares short for C as of 1741910400 were 37988851 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1739491200 on 35463721. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 37988851 and a Short% of Float of 2.02.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for C is 2.21, which was 2.18 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.037093755The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.75. The current Payout Ratio is 36.68% for C, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1746403200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-05-09 when the company split stock in a 1:10 ratio.
