Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of CFG Q1 Earnings

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Citizens Financial Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the bank will post earnings of $0.73 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Citizens Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Citizens Financial Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.67 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.60 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on CFG. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Citizens Financial Group from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Compass Point upped their price objective on shares of Citizens Financial Group from $45.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $58.00 price target (up from $55.00) on shares of Citizens Financial Group in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $53.00 price target on shares of Citizens Financial Group in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Citizens Financial Group from $48.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Citizens Financial Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.22.

Citizens Financial Group Stock Down 1.0 %

CFG opened at $40.97 on Thursday. Citizens Financial Group has a one year low of $32.06 and a one year high of $49.25. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 17th. The bank reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.96 billion. Citizens Financial Group had a net margin of 12.21% and a return on equity of 6.75%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.85 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Citizens Financial Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Citizens Financial Group by 8.4% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,487 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 579 shares during the last quarter. LMR Partners LLP bought a new stake in Citizens Financial Group in the third quarter valued at $271,000. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Citizens Financial Group by 7.7% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 154,546 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,347,000 after buying an additional 11,044 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in shares of Citizens Financial Group during the third quarter valued at $227,000. 94.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Citizens Financial Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st were issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.10%. Citizens Financial Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.45%.

About Citizens Financial Group

Citizens Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, corporations, and institutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking.