Citigroup (C) ended the recent trading session at $111.54, demonstrating a -1.12% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.24%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.62%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.23%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the U.S. bank had gained 14.88% outpaced the Finance sector's gain of 3.36% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.31%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Citigroup in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on January 14, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $1.77, signifying a 32.09% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $21.02 billion, indicating a 7.32% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $7.58 per share and revenue of $86.22 billion, indicating changes of +27.39% and +6.26%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Citigroup. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.25% lower within the past month. Citigroup currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Citigroup is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 14.89. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 18.2.
Meanwhile, C's PEG ratio is currently 0.59. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Financial - Investment Bank industry stood at 1.08 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Financial - Investment Bank industry is part of the Finance sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 29, placing it within the top 12% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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