The stock price of Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG) has surged by 0.49 when compared to previous closing price of 40.99, but the company has seen a 1.20% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-19 that PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As previously announced, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) will report its first quarter 2025 earnings on April 16, 2025. The news release and supplemental materials will be available at http://investor.citizensbank.com. CFG management will host a live conference call that morning with details as follows: Time: 8:00 am (ET) Dial-in: To ask a question on the call, individuals may call in by dialing 800-369-1703, conference ID 1679767. For the liste.
Is It Worth Investing in Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG) Right Now?
Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.61x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.10. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CFG is 433.16M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.28% of that float. On March 24, 2025, the average trading volume of CFG was 3.93M shares.
CFG’s Market Performance
CFG stock saw a decrease of 1.20% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -10.81% and a quarterly a decrease of -7.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.32%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.05% for Citizens Financial Group Inc (CFG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.70% for CFG stock, with a simple moving average of -2.71% for the last 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 previous 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 previous year.
CFG Trading at -8.48% 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 -16.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.32%, as shares sank -8.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CFG rose by +1.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $42.33. In addition, Citizens Financial Group Inc saw -5.87% 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 CFG starting from Citizens Bank, National Associ, who proposed sale 17,934 shares at the price of $47.03 back on Jan 23 ’25. After this action, Citizens Bank, National Associ now owns shares of Citizens Financial Group Inc, valued at $843,436 using the latest closing price.
Citizens Bank, National Associ, the 10% Owner of Citizens Financial Group Inc, proposed sale 18,878 shares at $41.59 during a trade that took place back on Nov 05 ’24, which means that Citizens Bank, National Associ is holding shares at $785,136 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CFG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Citizens Financial Group Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 6.21, with 0.69 for asset returns.
Based on Citizens Financial Group Inc (CFG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.83 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.52. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04. 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 mixed 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.
