Flywheel Private Wealth LLC Purchases Shares of 16,100 Citigroup Inc. $C

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Flywheel Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 16,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,826,000. Citigroup accounts for approximately 1.0% of Flywheel Private Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in C. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 4,938,923 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Citigroup by 6.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 47,262,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,797,292,000 after buying an additional 2,871,074 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Citigroup by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,252,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,036,712,000 after buying an additional 189,548 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Citigroup by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 34,196,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,990,422,000 after buying an additional 1,326,224 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Citigroup by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 33,887,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,954,307,000 after buying an additional 846,772 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.72% of the company’s stock.

Citigroup News Roundup

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Citigroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE C opened at $143.37 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $129.86 and a 200 day moving average of $119.61. The firm has a market cap of $244.52 billion, a PE ratio of 17.77, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.12. Citigroup Inc. has a one year low of $77.50 and a one year high of $147.96.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.43. Citigroup had a net margin of 9.35% and a return on equity of 9.19%. The business had revenue of $24.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.96 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.96 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Citigroup Inc. will post 10.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

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

Citigroup declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, May 7th that permits the company to repurchase $30.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 13.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on C shares. Truist Financial set a $147.00 price objective on shares of Citigroup in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Citigroup from $140.00 to $153.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Evercore set a $139.00 price target on Citigroup in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Citigroup from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Citigroup from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $137.79.

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Insider Transactions at Citigroup

In related news, insider Edward Skyler sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total value of $3,285,250.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 182,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,919,511.02. This trade represents a 12.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of Citigroup stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total value of $265,260.10. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 12,194 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,527,908.20. The trade was a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

About Citigroup

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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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