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Citigroup (C) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Citigroup, Inc. Finance sector, major banks industry. Market cap $226.0B.

$131.77−0.93 (−0.7%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:14 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Citigroup trades at $131.77, down 0.7%, sitting between its 50-day average of $134.40 and 200-day average of $124.77. The GekkoIndex reads 65.6, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 13.3 over the last five readings. Price stands 7.7% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $142.82. Over the past year the stock has returned 29.5%, though the three-month return is -7.9% and the six-month return is 20%, with the 52-week range spanning $93.66 to $147.96.

This week's coverage centers on Citigroup's stake disclosures and personnel moves rather than the bank's own results. Regulatory filings show Citigroup crossed a reporting threshold in PureTech Health PLC and in Solvay S.A., both transparency notifications on holdings. Separately, Nykredit A/S disclosed a purchase of 2.48 million Citigroup shares worth approximately $347.1 million. On the corporate side, Citi appointed Yik Ping Chong as Head for Commercial Banking in Malaysia and launched Mastercard's Smart Subscriptions tool in the UAE. A retrospective piece also noted Jamie Dimon's departure from Citigroup decades ago.

Citigroup's next earnings date is 13 October 2026, 23 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter beat estimates with EPS of $3.15 against a $2.72 estimate, though shares reacted -4.1%. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows a -1% average return across the next 20 trading days, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst coverage stands at 11 buy and 3 hold ratings among 14 firms, with a consensus target of $155.20.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $131.77200-day averageGekko Fair Value $142.82

Key stats

Market cap
$226.0B
P/E ratio
14.7
Forward P/E
10.5
EPS, TTM
$9.07
Revenue, TTM
$81.71B
Profit margin
21.8%
Dividend yield
1.76%
Beta
1.10
Volume
20.21M avg 9.18M
1-year return
+29.5%
Typical daily move
±2.9%
Typical 20-day move
±5.7%
50-day average
$134.40
200-day average
$124.77
Next earnings
Oct 13
Shares outstanding
1.68B
52-week range
$93.66$147.96

Citigroup swing-trade checklist

Citigroup scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $131.77 sits between the 50-day ($134.40) and 200-day ($124.77) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    65.6, Accumulation

    Reading 65.6 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    7.7% below

    Price is 7.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 23 days

    Reports on Oct 13, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −1.0% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Citigroup stock chart and price history

Citigroup closed at $131.77 on Sep 18, 2026, +29.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $93.66 to $147.96.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−0.8%
3 months
−7.9%
6 months
+20.0%
1 year
+29.5%
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About Citigroup

Citigroup operates as a holding company delivering banking and financial services to businesses, governments and individual customers across the globe. It has built a reputation around helping large multinational firms manage cash, trade flows and working capital, alongside offering cross-border securities support backed by local market knowledge and post-trade technology.

The firm is structured into several operating areas. One handles treasury, trade and securities work for corporate and institutional clients, another covers trading and sales in equities, currencies, interest rates and commodities, and a third focuses on investment banking and corporate lending. A wealth-focused division serves private banking and higher-tier retail clients through lending, mortgages, investment and trust services, while a separate consumer banking arm manages branded and co-branded credit card programs along with retail card partnerships. Costs and results that do not fit these groups are gathered under a general corporate category.

Citigroup dates back to 1812 and keeps its headquarters in New York, NY. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker C.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Major banks
Website
citigroup.com

Citigroup GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Citigroup’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.6, in the Accumulation zone, up 13.3 points over five sessions.

010065.6Accumulation

Up 13.3 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying17+3.7%+7.4%+2.2%+17.4%
Accumulation (current zone)124+1.2%+2.6%+6.8%+13.1%
Neutral438+0.7%+1.4%+2.8%+7.7%
Distribution82+0.5%+0.2%+0.4%+1.9%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average C share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Citigroup stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Citigroup trades 7.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $142.82, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Citigroup shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$142.82

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 18, 2026

7.7% Undervalued

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Citigroup insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Citigroup, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for C in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in C were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Citigroup has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$4.15B
As a share of market cap
1.84%
Trailing four quarters
$21.30B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds C.

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Citigroup earnings: next date and track record

Citigroup reports on Oct 13, 2026 (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.3%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−2.7%Oct ’24+6.8%Jan ’25−1.8%Apr ’25+2.9%Jul ’25−0.9%Nov ’25+2.5%Jan ’26+4.3%Apr ’26−4.1%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 14, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Citi reported a strong Q2 2026: net income of $5.8B, EPS $3.15, ROTCE 13% and its best quarterly revenue in a decade driven by double-digit revenue growth across most businesses. Management highlighted particularly strong performance in Services (record revenue, >30% ROTCE), Markets (revenues up 17%, equities +40%), Banking (revenues +34%), and improved returns in Wealth and Cards. The firm is generating positive operating leverage, growing NII ex-markets (guidance 5–6% for the year), and making progress on remediation work with portions validated by audit. Citi plans to accelerate selective, organic investments across businesses if market conditions remain constructive, while maintaining expense discipline and an overall efficiency target around 60% for the year. Management reiterated capital strength (CET1 12.8%), options to free ~$5B of capital from Banamex deconsolidation (expected early 2027), and continued focus on structural efficiencies, automation, and productivity initiatives. During Q&A, analysts probed the implications of pulling forward investments on near-term returns, severance timing and magnitude, seasonality in markets, remediation/consent order timing, DTA utilization, deposit costs, and cards marketing spend.
Guidance
NII ex-markets revenue growth guidance: 5%–6% for full year. Efficiency ratio target: ~60% for the year. Near-term ROTCE target discussion centered on 10%–11% (management comfortable) and medium-term targets reiterated from Investor Day (11%–13%/14%–15% medium term discussed at Investor Day). Net credit loss/guidance referenced a 4%–4.5% range for the year (context: credit expectations). Banamex deconsolidation expected early 2027; capital relief ~ $5 billion and ~ $40+ billion RWA release. Severance year-to-date: ~$800 million; management expects similar or slightly below prior-year levels but remains open to additional severance if accelerating efficiencies.
Risks flagged
Market seasonality (notably in Markets revenues) and macro uncertainty could reduce second-half performance; regulatory timing and remaining consent order work (data governance/regulatory reporting) — removal timing is at regulators' discretion; geopolitics and midterm elections could affect deal pipelines; normalization of deposit growth and rate changes could impact NII; potential consumer headwinds (inflation, unemployment) could affect card delinquencies; uncertainty in final Basel/GSIB and stress-test rule changes affecting SCB and capital requirements.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 14, 2026$3.15
est $2.72
+15.8%$24.77B
est $23.74B
+4.3%−4.1%
Apr 14, 2026$3.06
est $2.60
+17.7%$24.63B
est $23.60B
+4.4%+4.3%
Jan 21, 2026$1.24
est $1.62
−23.5%$19.87B
est $20.95B
−5.1%+2.5%
Nov 6, 2025$2.26
est $1.93
+17.1%$22.09B
est $21.09B
+4.8%−0.9%
Jul 15, 2025$1.96
est $1.66
+18.1%$21.67B
est $21.00B
+3.2%+2.9%
Apr 15, 2025$1.96
est $1.85
+5.9%$21.60B
est $21.26B
+1.6%−1.8%
Jan 15, 2025$1.35
est $1.24
+8.9%$19.59B
est $19.51B
+0.4%+6.8%
Oct 15, 2024$1.52
est $1.32
+15.2%$20.27B
est $19.86B
+2.0%−2.7%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Citigroup stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Citigroup is $155.20, +17.8% from the last close, from 14 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$155.20consensus 12-month target, +17.8% from the last close
Low $142High $176
Buy11
Hold3
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 14 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 15BarclaysBuy, maintained$154+16.9%
Sep 15Goldman SachsBuy, maintained$169+28.3%
Sep 8Goldman SachsBuy, maintained$175+32.8%
Sep 8Morgan StanleyBuy, maintained$164+24.5%
Aug 10BarclaysBuy, maintained$154+16.9%
+6.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Citigroup seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Citigroup averaged −1.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+6.4%2021−9.6%2022−3.5%2023+1.5%2024−5.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.5%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−2.7%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−2.3%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−1.0%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−0.5%2 of 5

For scale, C’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.7%.

Citigroup market cap and key statistics

Citigroup’s market cap is $226.0B, with a P/E ratio of 14.7 and revenue of $81.71B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$226.0B
P/E ratio
14.7
Forward P/E
10.5
EPS, TTM
$9.07
Gekko Fair Value
$142.82

Trading

Volume
20.21M
Avg volume, 20 days
9.18M
52-week high
$147.96
52-week low
$93.66
Shares outstanding
1.68B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$81.71B
Profit margin
21.8%
Return on equity
8.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+61.0%

Risk and income

Beta
1.10
Typical daily move
±2.9%
Typical 20-day move
±5.7%
Dividend yield
1.76%

Citigroup peers

Citigroup’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
JPMJP Morgan Chase+0.5%Accumulation3.4% below
BACBank of America+0.4%Buying10.9% below
RYRoyal Bank Of Canada+0.4%Accumulation3.0% below
WFCWells Fargo−0.2%Accumulation6.9% below
TDToronto Dominion Bank+0.7%Neutral1.0% above
BMOBank Of Montreal+1.0%Neutral0.2% above

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Citigroup stock FAQ

What is Citigroup’s market cap?

Citigroup’s market cap is $226.0B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $131.77, with 1.68B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 14.7.

What is the Citigroup stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Citigroup is $155.20, +17.8% from the last close. Of the 14 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 11 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Citigroup stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Citigroup is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $131.77 is 7.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $142.82. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Citigroup report earnings next?

Citigroup is expected to report on Oct 13, 2026 (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.68 per share on revenue of $23.74B. Citigroup beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.3% on average across the report.

What is Citigroup’s 52-week high and low?

Citigroup’s 52-week high is $147.96 and its 52-week low is $93.66; it closed at $131.77 on Sep 18, 2026, +29.5% over the past year.

Is Citigroup stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (trend) and 2 as headwinds (earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

Prices and signals update after every US market close; the GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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