Invesco Ltd. Trims Position in Citizens Financial Group, Inc. $CFG

Invesco Ltd. lessened its holdings in shares of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFGFree Report) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,734,156 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 1,330,357 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd. owned approximately 5.35% of Citizens Financial Group worth $1,327,902,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in CFG. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,531 shares of the bank’s stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 6.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,838 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $362,000 after buying an additional 554 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in shares of Citizens Financial Group by 39.5% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 36,932 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,513,000 after buying an additional 10,466 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Citizens Financial Group by 93.4% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,814 shares of the bank’s stock worth $439,000 after buying an additional 4,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in Citizens Financial Group by 5.2% in the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 65,564 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,934,000 after buying an additional 3,225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CFG has been the topic of several research reports. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Citizens Financial Group from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Citizens Financial Group from $63.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Citizens Financial Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Citizens Financial Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Citizens Financial Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $70.88.

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Insider Transactions at Citizens Financial Group

In other Citizens Financial Group news, insider Michelle Moosally sold 6,050 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.16, for a total value of $376,068.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 22,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,402,640.40. The trade was a 21.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Citizens Financial Group Price Performance

Shares of CFG opened at $67.11 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $28.38 billion, a PE ratio of 15.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.85. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $41.37 and a fifty-two week high of $68.79. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $64.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $61.75.

Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFGGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 16th. The bank reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.03. Citizens Financial Group had a net margin of 16.21% and a return on equity of 8.31%. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.16 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Citizens Financial Group, Inc. will post 5.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Citizens Financial Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 30th were given a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 30th. Citizens Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.50%.

Citizens Financial Group Company Profile

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Citizens Financial Group, Inc (NYSE: CFG) is a bank holding company that provides a broad range of banking and financial services to individuals, small and middle-market businesses, corporations and institutional clients. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens conducts its banking operations principally through its primary banking subsidiary, Citizens Bank, and serves customers through a combination of branch locations, ATMs and digital channels. The company is publicly traded and operates under the regulatory framework applicable to U.S.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG)

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