Market Inference Overview -- C Stock

By Kim Brooks • Tuesday, December 05 14:50 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company Citigroup has moved -1.2% so far today on a volume of 10,268,268, compared to its average of 17,529,526. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Citigroup trades -10.87% away from its average analyst target price of $52.5 per share. The 24 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $42.0 to $95.0, and on average have given Citigroup a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying C should be aware of the facts below:

Citigroup's current price is -64.5% below its Graham number of $131.74, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Citigroup has moved 5.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.3, Citigroup has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
C has a forward P/E ratio of 8.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.83 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 6.28 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Citigroup is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.47 compared to its sector average of 1.58
Citigroup Inc., a diversified financial services holding company, provides various financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions in North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Based in New York, the company has 240,000 full time employees and a market cap of $89.56 Billion. Citigroup currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.3%.

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