Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Citigroup (C)

Posted by on May 20th, 2026

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Citigroup (NYSE: C):

  • 5/9/2026 – Citigroup was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 5/8/2026 – Citigroup had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
  • 5/8/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $140.00 to $153.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 5/1/2026 – Citigroup was given a new $147.00 price target by Truist Financial Corporation.
  • 4/30/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $131.00 to $135.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/29/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $160.00 to $162.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/20/2026 – Citigroup had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup was given a new $139.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $139.00 price target on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $132.00 to $144.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $133.00 to $139.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $140.00 to $144.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock, up from $125.00.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $137.00 to $151.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $150.00 to $160.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $146.00 to $154.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $131.00 to $140.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 4/7/2026 – Citigroup had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $134.00 to $131.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/6/2026 – Citigroup had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $123.00 to $137.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 3/27/2026 – Citigroup had its price target lowered by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $144.00 to $132.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 3/26/2026 – Citigroup is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock.
  • 3/25/2026 – Citigroup was upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. to “strong-buy”.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 4th. Citigroup’s payout ratio is 29.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of Citigroup stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total transaction of $265,260.10. Following the transaction, 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. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Edward Skyler sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total transaction of $3,285,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 182,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,919,511.02. The trade was a 12.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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