Sidoti Csr Comments on Citizens’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CIA)

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Citizens in a report issued on Monday, March 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Citizens’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Citizens’ FY2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

Separately, Singular Research upgraded shares of Citizens to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th.

Citizens Trading Up 9.2 %

CIA stock opened at $5.10 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $4.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.40. Citizens has a 12-month low of $1.78 and a 12-month high of $5.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $254.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.86 and a beta of 0.11.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The insurance provider reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.03). Citizens had a net margin of 8.87% and a return on equity of 11.50%. The firm had revenue of $63.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $64.66 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Citizens

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CIA. Truffle Hound Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Citizens during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,511,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter worth about $357,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter worth about $319,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Citizens by 7,178.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 78,026 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $313,000 after acquiring an additional 76,954 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 683 Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Citizens during the fourth quarter worth about $304,000. 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.