The stock of Citigroup Inc (C) has seen a -2.38% decrease in the past week, with a -15.37% drop in the past month, and a -5.13% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.32%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.22% for C. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.97% for C’s stock, with a simple moving average of 2.17% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) Right Now?
Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.57x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for C is 1.30. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for C is 1.88B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.81% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of C on March 17, 2025 was 15.46M shares.
C) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) has jumped by 2.31 compared to previous close of 67.23. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. reuters.com reported 2025-03-13 that Citigroup plans to dramatically reduce its reliance on information technology contractors and hire thousands of employees for IT as the lender grapples with regulatory punishments over data governance and deficient controls.
Analysts’ Opinion of C
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for C stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for C by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for C in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $95 based on the research report published on January 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see C reach a price target of $82, previously predicting the price at $70. The rating they have provided for C stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “In-line” to C, setting the target price at $60 in the report published on April 04th of the previous year.
C Trading at -10.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought C to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.22%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.32%, as shares sank -16.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, C fell by -2.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $75.56. In addition, Citigroup Inc saw -2.29% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at C starting from Wechter Sara, who sale 15,125 shares at the price of $81.01 back on Feb 13 ’25. After this action, Wechter Sara now owns 109,780 shares of Citigroup Inc, valued at $1,225,284 using the latest closing price.
Skyler Edward, the Hd of Ent Svc & Public Affairs of Citigroup Inc, sale 35,545 shares at $82.41 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Skyler Edward is holding 204,727 shares at $2,929,263 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for C
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.36 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Citigroup Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 6.04, with 0.52 for asset returns.
Based on Citigroup Inc (C), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 17.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 9.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.50.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Citigroup Inc (C) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
