Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday.

Citizens Financial Group reported quarterly earnings of $1.13 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.11 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.157 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.156 billion.

“We are pleased to report good fourth quarter and full year results that reflect strong execution of our key growth initiatives and continued improvement in our net interest margin,” said Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun. “Our strong fee growth was paced by Capital Markets and Wealth, we continue to achieve positive operating leverage, up 5% in Q4 vs. prior year, our credit costs are trending favorably, and we delivered an 80% return of capital to shareholders for the year. The Private Bank hit year end deposits of $14.5 billion, delivering 7% accretion to our bottom line at a 25% ROE. I would like to thank our colleague base for their fine effort and dedication in continuing to serve our customers well and in positioning us for a strong 2026 and bright future.”

Citizens Financial shares gained 1.6% to trade at $65.10 on Thursday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Citizens Financial following earnings announcement.

• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher McGratty maintained Citizens Financial Group with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $68 to $70.
• RBC Capital analyst Gerard Cassidy maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $60 to $67.
• DA Davidson analyst Peter Winter maintained Citizens Financial with a Buy and raised the price target from $65 to $73.

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