Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$57.00
Lowest Price Target1
$33.00
Consensus Price Target1
$45.61

Citizens Financial Group Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CFG | Benzinga

Citizens Financial Group Inc has a consensus price target of $45.61 based on the ratings of 24 analysts. The high is $57 issued by Compass Point on December 10, 2024. The low is $33 issued by B of A Securities on April 20, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, Jefferies, and DA Davidson on May 30, 2025, May 21, 2025, and April 17, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $50.67 between UBS, Jefferies, and DA Davidson, there's an implied 13.10% upside for Citizens Financial Group Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

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Jefferies
DA Davidson
Goldman Sachs
Raymond James

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Analyst Ratings for Citizens Financial Group

Buy NowGet Alert
05/30/2025Buy Now18.3%UBS
Erika Najarian64%
$50 → $53MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now11.61%Jefferies
David Chiaverini48%
→ $50Initiates → BuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now9.38%DA Davidson
Peter Winter68%
$53 → $49MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now7.14%Goldman Sachs
Ryan Merkel68%
$55 → $48MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now7.14%Raymond James
David Long68%
$58 → $48ReiteratesStrong Buy → Strong BuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-4.02%Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers72%
$48 → $43MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-1.79%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$50 → $44MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now9.38%Barclays
Jason Goldberg60%
$52 → $49MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-4.02%Truist Securities
Brian Foran63%
$51 → $43MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now0.45%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad75%
$49 → $45MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
04/03/2025Buy Now-4.02%JP Morgan
Vivek Juneja58%
$49 → $43MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/24/2025Buy Now13.84%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$58 → $51MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/21/2025Buy Now13.84%Truist Securities
Brian Foran63%
$54 → $51MaintainsHoldGet Alert
03/13/2025Buy Now20.54%Morgan Stanley
Manan Gosalia76%
$60 → $54MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/29/2025Buy Now18.3%Stephens & Co.
Terry McEvoy45%
$53 → $53ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now18.3%Stephens & Co.
Terry McEvoy45%
$53 → $53ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now29.46%Raymond James
David Long68%
$55 → $58ReiteratesStrong Buy → Strong BuyGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now20.54%Truist Securities
Brian Foran63%
$49 → $54MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now25%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad75%
$53 → $56MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
01/07/2025Buy Now9.38%Truist Securities
Brian Foran63%
→ $49Initiates → HoldGet Alert
01/06/2025Buy Now16.07%Barclays
Jason Goldberg60%
$47 → $52MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
12/10/2024Buy Now27.23%Compass Point
David Rochester57%
$45 → $57MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/04/2024Buy Now18.3%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad75%
$46 → $53MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
12/03/2024Buy Now18.3%Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers72%
$48 → $53MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/26/2024Buy Now31.7%Goldman Sachs
Ryan Merkel68%
$48 → $59MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now29.46%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$50 → $58MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/17/2024Buy Now7.14%DA Davidson
Peter Winter68%
$46 → $48MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/17/2024Buy Now4.91%Barclays
Jason Goldberg60%
$40 → $47MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/17/2024Buy Now0.45%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$43 → $45MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/02/2024Buy Now2.68%Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari65%
$47 → $46MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
09/30/2024Buy Now2.68%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad75%
$42 → $46MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
08/05/2024Buy Now11.61%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$41 → $50MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/26/2024Buy Now7.14%Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers72%
$45 → $48MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/19/2024Buy Now-6.25%Stephens & Co.
Terry McEvoy45%
$40 → $42MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now2.68%UBS
Erika Najarian64%
$42 → $46MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now9.38%Goldman Sachs
Ryan Merkel68%
$43 → $49MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now-4.02%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$35 → $43MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now2.68%DA Davidson
Peter Winter68%
$41 → $46MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now-8.48%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$38 → $41MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/09/2024Buy Now-10.71%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad75%
$39 → $40MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
07/03/2024Buy Now-17.41%Jefferies
Ken Usdin67%
$36 → $37MaintainsHoldGet Alert
06/25/2024Buy Now-12.95%Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari65%
$38 → $39MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
06/12/2024Buy Now-15.18%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$38 → $38MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now-19.64%JP Morgan
Vivek Juneja58%
$36.5 → $36MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now-8.48%Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers72%
$35 → $41UpgradeNeutral → OverweightGet Alert
04/24/2024Buy Now-12.95%Argus Research
Kevin Heal43%
$36 → $39MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/19/2024Buy Now-4.02%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$39 → $43MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/18/2024Buy Now-21.87%Wedbush
David Chiaverini48%
$38 → $35MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/08/2024Buy Now-19.64%Jefferies
Ken Usdin67%
$35 → $36MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/05/2024Buy Now-12.95%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad75%
$35 → $39MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
03/28/2024Buy Now-12.95%Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari65%
$35 → $39MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
02/07/2024Buy Now-12.95%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$31 → $39MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/05/2024Buy Now-19.64%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
→ $36UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-21.87%Wedbush
David Chiaverini48%
$36 → $35MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-15.18%UBS
Erika Najarian64%
$37 → $38MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-21.87%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
David Konrad75%
$33 → $35MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-21.87%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$33 → $35MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
01/02/2024Buy Now-10.71%Barclays
Jason Goldberg60%
$38 → $40DowngradeOverweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
12/22/2023Buy Now-24.11%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$30 → $34MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
12/18/2023Buy Now-21.87%Goldman Sachs
Ryan Merkel68%
$31 → $35MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/04/2023Buy Now-30.8%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
→ $31DowngradeOverweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
10/25/2023Buy Now-41.96%Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers72%
$29 → $26DowngradeOverweight → NeutralGet Alert
10/23/2023Buy NowWolfe Research
Bill Carcache80%
UpgradeUnderperform → Peer PerformGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now-30.8%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$32 → $31MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/27/2023Buy Now-28.57%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$33 → $32MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/19/2023Buy Now-26.34%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$33 → $33MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/15/2023Buy Now-30.8%Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers72%
$32 → $31MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/12/2023Buy Now-26.34%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$37 → $33MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
09/08/2023Buy Now-19.64%Stephens & Co.
Terry McEvoy45%
→ $36ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now-26.34%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$31 → $33MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now-26.34%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$33 → $33ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now-26.34%Goldman Sachs
Ryan Merkel68%
$30 → $33MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now-19.64%Stephens & Co.
Terry McEvoy45%
→ $36ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now-24.11%Wedbush
David Chiaverini48%
$28 → $34MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now-21.87%Credit Suisse
Susan Roth Katzke68%
→ $35ReiteratesNeutral → NeutralGet Alert
07/11/2023Buy Now-46.43%Jefferies
Ken Usdin67%
$28 → $24MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/10/2023Buy Now-35.27%Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari65%
$32 → $29DowngradeOutperform → In-LineGet Alert
07/07/2023Buy Now-26.34%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$33 → $33ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
06/30/2023Buy Now-1.79%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$52 → $44MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
06/29/2023Buy Now-39.73%JP Morgan
Vivek Juneja58%
$29 → $27DowngradeOverweight → NeutralGet Alert
06/12/2023Buy Now-30.8%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$34 → $31MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/19/2023Buy Now-24.11%Goldman Sachs
Ryan Merkel68%
$38 → $34MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/18/2023Buy Now16.07%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
→ $52ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
05/16/2023Buy Now-26.34%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$38 → $33MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/20/2023Buy Now16.07%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$48 → $52MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/20/2023Buy Now-17.41%DA Davidson
Peter Winter68%
$40 → $37MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/20/2023Buy Now-21.87%Credit Suisse
Susan Roth Katzke68%
$44 → $35MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/20/2023Buy Now-26.34%B of A Securities
Ebrahim Poonawala67%
→ $33DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
04/20/2023Buy Now-1.79%Baird
David George72%
$48 → $44MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/20/2023Buy Now-6.25%Barclays
Jason Goldberg60%
$44 → $42MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/12/2023Buy Now-1.79%Barclays
Jason Goldberg60%
$57 → $44MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/10/2023Buy Now-17.41%JP Morgan
Vivek Juneja58%
$45.5 → $37MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/07/2023Buy Now-15.18%Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck61%
$53 → $38MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
03/30/2023Buy Now-10.71%Goldman Sachs
Ryan Merkel68%
$49 → $40MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/24/2023Buy Now7.14%RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy76%
$55 → $48MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/22/2023Buy Now4.91%Citigroup
Keith Horowitz78%
$45 → $47MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/15/2023Buy Now13.84%Piper Sandler
Scott Siefers72%
$47 → $51MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/03/2023Buy NowWedbush
David Chiaverini48%
DowngradeOutperform → NeutralGet Alert
01/03/2023Buy Now27.23%Barclays
Jason Goldberg60%
$54 → $57MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/21/2022Buy Now4.91%DA Davidson
Peter Winter68%
→ $47Initiates → BuyGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Citizens Financial Group (CFG) stock?

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The latest price target for Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) was reported by UBS on May 30, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $53.00 expecting CFG to rise to within 12 months (a possible 18.30% upside). 41 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Citizens Financial Group (CFG)?

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The latest analyst rating for Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) was provided by UBS, and Citizens Financial Group maintained their buy rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Citizens Financial Group (CFG)?

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The last upgrade for Citizens Financial Group Inc happened on April 26, 2024 when Piper Sandler raised their price target to $41. Piper Sandler previously had a neutral for Citizens Financial Group Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Citizens Financial Group (CFG)?

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The last downgrade for Citizens Financial Group Inc happened on January 2, 2024 when Barclays changed their price target from $38 to $40 for Citizens Financial Group Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Citizens Financial Group (CFG)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Citizens Financial Group, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Citizens Financial Group was filed on May 30, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 30, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Citizens Financial Group (CFG) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Citizens Financial Group (CFG) rating was a maintained with a price target of $50.00 to $53.00. The current price Citizens Financial Group (CFG) is trading at is $44.80, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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