Sidoti Csr Has Negative Forecast for Citizens Q3 Earnings

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Citizens in a report issued on Monday, August 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.09. The consensus estimate for Citizens’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Citizens’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The insurance provider reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $62.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $62.78 million. Citizens had a return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 4.57%.

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised Citizens from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th.

Citizens Price Performance

CIA opened at $5.07 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $3.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.25. The firm has a market cap of $254.36 million, a PE ratio of 23.06 and a beta of 0.39. Citizens has a 1 year low of $2.71 and a 1 year high of $5.95.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Jon Stenberg purchased 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $3.69 per share, with a total value of $110,700.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 179,016 shares in the company, valued at $660,569.04. This trade represents a 20.13% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 37,350 shares of company stock valued at $138,105. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Citizens

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CIA. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in Citizens in the 2nd quarter worth about $86,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in Citizens in the 2nd quarter worth about $63,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its holdings in Citizens by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 86,711 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 12,479 shares in the last quarter. Continental General Insurance Co. bought a new stake in Citizens in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,505,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Citizens in the 2nd quarter worth about $129,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.73% of the company’s stock.

Citizens Company Profile

Citizens, Inc provides life insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance. The Life Insurance segment issues ordinary whole life insurance and endowment policies in the United States dollar-denominated amounts to non-U.S.