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Citigroup (C) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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Citigroup (C - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $70.41, moving -0.84% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.75%.
Coming into today, shares of the U.S. bank had lost 10.83% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector lost 1.76%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.91%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from C as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be July 14, 2021. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.02, up 304% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $17.72 billion, down 10.33% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $9.11 per share and revenue of $71.27 billion, which would represent changes of +86.68% and -4.08%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for C. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.19% lower. C is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Digging into valuation, C currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.79. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 11.93, which means C is trading at a discount to the group.
We can also see that C currently has a PEG ratio of 0.97. 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 Banks - Major Regional was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.43 at yesterday's closing price.
The Banks - Major Regional industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 171, which puts it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order 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.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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Citigroup (C) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Citigroup (C - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $70.41, moving -0.84% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.75%.
Coming into today, shares of the U.S. bank had lost 10.83% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector lost 1.76%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.91%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from C as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be July 14, 2021. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.02, up 304% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $17.72 billion, down 10.33% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $9.11 per share and revenue of $71.27 billion, which would represent changes of +86.68% and -4.08%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for C. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.19% lower. C is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Digging into valuation, C currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.79. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 11.93, which means C is trading at a discount to the group.
We can also see that C currently has a PEG ratio of 0.97. 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 Banks - Major Regional was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.43 at yesterday's closing price.
The Banks - Major Regional industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 171, which puts it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order 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.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.