Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Buys 128,108 Shares of Citigroup Inc. $C

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:CFree Report) by 16.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 923,984 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 128,108 shares during the quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $107,820,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Citigroup during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. bought a new stake in Citigroup in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. TD Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Citigroup in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Dunhill Financial LLC raised its holdings in Citigroup by 92.2% in the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Luken Investment Analytics LLC bought a new position in shares of Citigroup during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. 71.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on C. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Citigroup from $137.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Citigroup in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $139.00 target price on shares of Citigroup in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Citigroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Citigroup from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Citigroup presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $137.79.

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Insider Transactions at Citigroup

In other news, insider Edward Skyler sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total value of $3,285,250.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 182,022 shares in the company, valued at $23,919,511.02. The trade was a 12.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John Cunningham Dugan sold 2,117 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.30, for a total value of $265,260.10. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 12,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,527,908.20. This represents a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.11% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Citigroup

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Citigroup Stock Performance

Shares of C opened at $143.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $244.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.77, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.12. Citigroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $77.50 and a twelve month high of $147.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $129.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.49.

Citigroup (NYSE:CGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The company reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.43. Citigroup had a net margin of 9.35% and a return on equity of 9.19%. The company had revenue of $24.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.96 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.96 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Citigroup Inc. will post 10.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Citigroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 4th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Citigroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.74%.

Citigroup declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, May 7th that permits the company to buyback $30.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 13.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Citigroup Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Citigroup (NYSE:C)

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