Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 17.14x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.34. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CFG is 436.91M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.42% of that float. On December 31, 2024, the average trading volume of CFG was 4.36M shares.
CFG) stock’s latest price update
Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG)’s stock price has plunge by -0.14relation to previous closing price of 43.62. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.25% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-30 that I am downgrading Citizens Financial Group (CFG) to a hold due to fair valuation and mixed technicals despite a 64% gain since April 2023. Key January catalysts include the December payrolls report, bank earnings, and a Fed meeting, with CFG’s Q4 earnings report on January 17 being crucial. CFG’s Q3 results were mixed, with a revenue miss and slight NIM decline, but Q4 projections show potential NII and non-interest income growth.
CFG’s Market Performance
Citizens Financial Group Inc (CFG) has experienced a 0.25% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -9.55% drop in the past month, and a 6.06% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.52% for CFG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.39% for CFG’s stock, with a 10.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CFG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CFG stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for CFG by listing it as a “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for CFG in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $55 based on the research report published on December 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to CFG, setting the target price at $41 in the report published on April 26th of the current year.
CFG Trading at -3.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CFG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.70%, as shares sank -9.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.39% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CFG rose by +0.25%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $45.09. In addition, Citizens Financial Group Inc saw 31.44% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CFG starting from Citizens Bank, National Associ, who proposed sale 18,878 shares at the price of $41.59 back on Nov 05 ’24. After this action, Citizens Bank, National Associ now owns shares of Citizens Financial Group Inc, valued at $785,136 using the latest closing price.
Read Craig Jack, the Former Officer of Citizens Financial Group Inc, proposed sale 3,604 shares at $44.11 during a trade that took place back on Oct 16 ’24, which means that Read Craig Jack is holding shares at $158,972 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CFG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.99 for the gross margin
The net margin for Citizens Financial Group Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 5.43, with 0.58 for asset returns.
Based on Citizens Financial Group Inc (CFG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.56. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.37.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.13.
Conclusion
To sum up, Citizens Financial Group Inc (CFG) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
