Sidoti Csr Comments on Citizens’ FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:CIA)

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Citizens in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Citizens’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Citizens from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th.

Citizens Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of CIA stock opened at $5.13 on Thursday. Citizens has a 1 year low of $2.71 and a 1 year high of $5.95. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $257.73 million, a P/E ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.39.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The insurance provider reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.09. Citizens had a net margin of 4.57% and a return on equity of 6.42%. The business had revenue of $62.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $62.78 million.

Insider Transactions at Citizens

In related news, CEO Jon Stenberg bought 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $3.69 per share, with a total value of $110,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 179,016 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $660,569.04. The trade was a 20.13% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have acquired a total of 37,350 shares of company stock worth $138,105 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Citizens

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Citizens by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 428,533 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,496,000 after buying an additional 15,433 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Citizens by 3,686.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,541 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 14,157 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in Citizens in the 2nd quarter valued at $86,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in Citizens in the 2nd quarter valued at $63,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its holdings in Citizens by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 86,711 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $303,000 after buying an additional 12,479 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 13.73% of the company’s stock.

Citizens Company Profile

Citizens, Inc provides life insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance. The Life Insurance segment issues ordinary whole life insurance and endowment policies in the United States dollar-denominated amounts to non-U.S.