Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Sidoti reduced their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Citizens in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 10th. Sidoti analyst B. Mccarthy now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $0.12 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Citizens’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Citizens’ FY2027 earnings at $0.21 EPS.
Citizens (NYSE:CIA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $61.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $63.85 million. Citizens had a net margin of 4.55% and a return on equity of 4.73%.
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Citizens Trading Down 3.0%
Shares of CIA stock opened at $3.72 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $187.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $5.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.34. Citizens has a twelve month low of $3.56 and a twelve month high of $6.54.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Citizens
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CIA. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Citizens by 15.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 42,405 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $213,000 after purchasing an additional 5,746 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Citizens by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 238,487 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,200,000 after buying an additional 18,244 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Citizens by 28.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 39,301 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 8,721 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Citizens by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 473,232 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,286,000 after buying an additional 21,963 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in Citizens by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 70,353 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $340,000 after buying an additional 4,420 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.73% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Citizens
In other Citizens news, CEO Jon Stenberg purchased 10,000 shares of Citizens stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of $4.82 per share, with a total value of $48,200.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 327,574 shares in the company, valued at $1,578,906.68. This trade represents a 3.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Key Stories Impacting Citizens
Here are the key news stories impacting Citizens this week:
- Neutral Sentiment: Sidoti initiated or reiterated estimates of $0.03 EPS for Q3 2026, $0.05 for Q4 2026, $0.03 for Q1 and Q2 2027, $0.05 for Q3 2027, $0.09 for Q4 2027, $0.04 for Q1 2028 and $0.06 for Q2 2028. The firm projects FY2028 EPS of $0.28, while the current full-year consensus remains $0.31. Citizens analyst estimates
- Negative Sentiment: Sidoti cut its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $0.03 from $0.08 and lowered its Q4 2026 forecast to $0.05 from $0.11, indicating a sharper-than-expected near-term earnings slowdown.
- Negative Sentiment: The firm also reduced Q1 2027 EPS to $0.03 from $0.06, Q2 2027 EPS to $0.03 from $0.08, and Q3 2027 EPS to $0.05 from $0.10. Q4 2027 was lowered to $0.09 from $0.12, extending the negative revisions across much of the forecast period.
About Citizens
Citizens, Inc (NYSE:CIA) is a bank holding company headquartered in Conway, Arkansas. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Citizens Bank of Northern Arkansas, the company provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, small businesses and corporate clients across Northern and Central Arkansas.
Citizens offers a range of deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit, alongside lending solutions such as residential mortgages, commercial real estate loans and consumer installment loans.
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