Appleton Partners Inc. MA raised its position in shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 149,526 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,320 shares during the period. Citigroup makes up 1.5% of Appleton Partners Inc. MA’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Appleton Partners Inc. MA’s holdings in Citigroup were worth $7,738,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management increased its position in Citigroup by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management now owns 12,030,143 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $622,560,000 after buying an additional 139,215 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates increased its position in Citigroup by 186.6% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates now owns 9,148,562 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $453,860,000 after buying an additional 5,956,725 shares during the last quarter. Kiltearn Partners increased its position in Citigroup by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Kiltearn Partners now owns 3,496,411 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $180,939,000 after buying an additional 178,200 shares during the last quarter. Janus Capital Management increased its position in Citigroup by 7.4% in the third quarter. Janus Capital Management now owns 3,401,825 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $168,771,000 after buying an additional 234,942 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DNB Asset Management increased its position in Citigroup by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. DNB Asset Management now owns 3,095,864 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $160,210,962 after buying an additional 187,345 shares during the last quarter.

Shares of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) traded down 0.23% during midday trading on Monday, hitting $42.48. The stock had a trading volume of 22,858,221 shares. The company has a market cap of $125.46 billion and a PE ratio of 7.86. Citigroup Inc. has a 52-week low of $39.44 and a 52-week high of $60.95. The company’s 50 day moving average is $47.61 and its 200 day moving average is $52.48.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.01. The business earned $18.50 billion during the quarter. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.06 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Citigroup Inc. will post $5.40 earnings per share for the current year.

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 26th. Investors of record on Monday, February 1st will be given a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 28th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.47%.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on C shares. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Citigroup from $72.00 to $74.00 in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Nomura cut their price target on Citigroup from $67.00 to $66.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Deutsche Bank cut their price target on Citigroup from $60.00 to $57.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on Citigroup from $63.00 to $57.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 19th. Finally, Vetr downgraded Citigroup from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $58.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.67.

In other news, CEO Michael Corbat bought 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 22nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $41.05 per share, for a total transaction of $1,026,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 380,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,630,403.25. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is a financial services holding company, whose businesses provide consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, trade and securities services, and wealth management. The Company operates through two primary business segments: Citicorp and Citi Holdings. Citicorp consists of the operating businesses: Global Consumer Banking, which consists of consumer banking in North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia, and Institutional Clients Group, which includes Banking and Markets and securities services. Citi Holdings contains businesses and portfolios of assets that Citi has determined are not central to its core Citicorp businesses. Citi’s consumer operations, as well as the consumer finance business in Korea and certain businesses in ICG form part of Citi Holdings.

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