On July 17, Citigroup fell 3.24% in regular trading, trading at $129.87/share, with turnover of $252 million.
On the news front, Evercore ISI lowered its price target on Citigroup from $143 to $135, maintaining an In Line rating. This follows Goldman Sachs cutting its target from $162 to $155 (maintaining Buy) and Jefferies reducing its target from $180 to $165. The concentrated wave of downgrades came after Citigroup's Q2 earnings release on July 14, where despite beating expectations with EPS of $3.15 versus the $2.72 consensus and revenue of $24.77 billion (up 14% YoY), the stock has come under sustained selling pressure as investors adopted a sell-the-news stance amid concerns over the interest rate environment.
The broader banking sector also weighed heavily on sentiment, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley each declining over 5% on the same session. The sector-wide weakness compounded individual stock pressure despite Citigroup's recent announcement of a 12% dividend increase and a $30 billion share buyback program.
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