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Citizens Financial Group Analyst Ratings

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Analyst Ratings

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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$77.00
Lowest Price Target1
$35.00
Consensus Price Target1
$55.04

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

Citizens Financial Group Inc has a consensus price target of $55.04 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $77 issued by Barclays on January 5, 2026. The low is $35 issued by Wedbush on April 18, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Raymond James, Barclays, and Truist Securities on January 7, 2026, January 5, 2026, and December 22, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $68.67 between Raymond James, Barclays, and Truist Securities, there's an implied 12.90% upside for Citizens Financial Group Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Raymond James
Barclays
Truist Securities
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Analyst Ratings for Citizens Financial Group

Buy NowGet Alert
01/07/2026Buy Now8.52%Raymond James$62 → $66DowngradeStrong Buy → OutperformGet Alert
01/05/2026Buy Now26.6%Barclays$56 → $77UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
12/22/2025Buy Now3.58%Truist Securities$56 → $63MaintainsHoldGet Alert
12/17/2025Buy Now11.81%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$62 → $68MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/11/2025Buy Now-1.35%Baird$60 → $60DowngradeOutperform → NeutralGet Alert
10/17/2025Buy Now-7.93%Truist Securities$58 → $56MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/16/2025Buy Now-2.99%DA Davidson$59 → $59MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/16/2025Buy Now-7.93%Barclays$55 → $56MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/09/2025Buy Now6.87%B of A Securities$52 → $65UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
10/07/2025Buy Now1.94%UBS$57 → $62MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/03/2025Buy Now-4.64%Truist Securities$52 → $58MaintainsHoldGet Alert
09/30/2025Buy Now0.3%Evercore ISI Group$57 → $61MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
09/29/2025Buy Now16.74%Morgan Stanley$53 → $71UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
09/19/2025Buy Now6.87%Citigroup$60 → $65MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/17/2025Buy Now-6.28%Evercore ISI Group$55 → $57MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
09/10/2025Buy Now0.3%Cantor Fitzgerald → $61Initiates → OverweightGet Alert
08/01/2025Buy Now-14.5%JP Morgan$48.5 → $52UpgradeNeutral → OverweightGet Alert
07/21/2025Buy Now-1.35%Citigroup$57 → $60MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2025Buy Now-9.57%Barclays$49 → $55MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/18/2025Buy Now-9.57%DA Davidson$49 → $55MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2025Buy Now-6.28%Raymond James$48 → $57MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
07/18/2025Buy Now-9.57%Evercore ISI Group$48 → $55UpgradeIn-Line → OutperformGet Alert
07/02/2025Buy Now-6.28%Citigroup$51 → $57MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/30/2025Buy Now-12.86%UBS$50 → $53MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now-17.79%Jefferies → $50Initiates → BuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-19.43%DA Davidson$53 → $49MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-21.08%Goldman Sachs$55 → $48MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-21.08%Raymond James$58 → $48ReiteratesStrong Buy → Strong BuyGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-29.3%Piper Sandler$48 → $43MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-27.66%RBC Capital$50 → $44MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-19.43%Barclays$52 → $49MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-29.3%Truist Securities$51 → $43MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now-26.01%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$49 → $45MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
04/03/2025Buy Now-29.3%JP Morgan$49 → $43MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/24/2025Buy Now-16.15%Citigroup$58 → $51MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/21/2025Buy Now-16.15%Truist Securities$54 → $51MaintainsHoldGet Alert
03/13/2025Buy Now-11.21%Morgan Stanley$60 → $54MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/29/2025Buy Now-12.86%Stephens & Co.$53 → $53ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now-12.86%Stephens & Co.$53 → $53ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now-4.64%Raymond James$55 → $58ReiteratesStrong Buy → Strong BuyGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now-11.21%Truist Securities$49 → $54MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now-7.93%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$53 → $56MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
01/07/2025Buy Now-19.43%Truist Securities → $49Initiates → HoldGet Alert
01/06/2025Buy Now-14.5%Barclays$47 → $52MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
12/10/2024Buy Now-6.28%Compass Point$45 → $57MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/04/2024Buy Now-12.86%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$46 → $53MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
12/03/2024Buy Now-12.86%Piper Sandler$48 → $53MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/26/2024Buy Now-2.99%Goldman Sachs$48 → $59MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now-4.64%Citigroup$50 → $58MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/17/2024Buy Now-21.08%DA Davidson$46 → $48MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/17/2024Buy Now-22.72%Barclays$40 → $47MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/17/2024Buy Now-26.01%RBC Capital$43 → $45MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/02/2024Buy Now-24.37%Evercore ISI Group$47 → $46MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
09/30/2024Buy Now-24.37%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$42 → $46MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
08/05/2024Buy Now-17.79%Morgan Stanley$41 → $50MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/26/2024Buy Now-21.08%Piper Sandler$45 → $48MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/19/2024Buy Now-30.94%Stephens & Co.$40 → $42MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now-24.37%UBS$42 → $46MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now-19.43%Goldman Sachs$43 → $49MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now-29.3%RBC Capital$35 → $43MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now-24.37%DA Davidson$41 → $46MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now-32.59%Morgan Stanley$38 → $41MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/09/2024Buy Now-34.23%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$39 → $40MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
07/03/2024Buy Now-39.16%Jefferies$36 → $37MaintainsHoldGet Alert
06/25/2024Buy Now-35.88%Evercore ISI Group$38 → $39MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
06/12/2024Buy Now-37.52%Morgan Stanley$38 → $38MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now-40.81%JP Morgan$36.5 → $36MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now-32.59%Piper Sandler$35 → $41UpgradeNeutral → OverweightGet Alert
04/24/2024Buy Now-35.88%Argus Research$36 → $39MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/19/2024Buy Now-29.3%Citigroup$39 → $43MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/18/2024Buy Now-42.45%Wedbush$38 → $35MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/08/2024Buy Now-40.81%Jefferies$35 → $36MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/05/2024Buy Now-35.88%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$35 → $39MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
03/28/2024Buy Now-35.88%Evercore ISI Group$35 → $39MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
02/07/2024Buy Now-35.88%Morgan Stanley$31 → $39MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/05/2024Buy Now-40.81%Citigroup → $36UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-42.45%Wedbush$36 → $35MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-37.52%UBS$37 → $38MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-42.45%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$33 → $35MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-42.45%RBC Capital$33 → $35MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
01/02/2024Buy Now-34.23%Barclays$38 → $40DowngradeOverweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
12/22/2023Buy Now-44.1%Citigroup$30 → $34MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
12/18/2023Buy Now-42.45%Goldman Sachs$31 → $35MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/04/2023Buy Now-49.03%Morgan Stanley → $31DowngradeOverweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
10/25/2023Buy Now-57.25%Piper Sandler$29 → $26DowngradeOverweight → NeutralGet Alert
10/23/2023Buy Now—Wolfe Research—UpgradeUnderperform → Peer PerformGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now-49.03%Morgan Stanley$32 → $31MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/27/2023Buy Now-47.39%Morgan Stanley$33 → $32MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/19/2023Buy Now-45.74%Citigroup$33 → $33MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/15/2023Buy Now-49.03%Piper Sandler$32 → $31MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/12/2023Buy Now-45.74%RBC Capital$37 → $33MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
09/08/2023Buy Now-40.81%Stephens & Co. → $36ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now-45.74%Citigroup$31 → $33MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now-45.74%Morgan Stanley$33 → $33ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now-45.74%Goldman Sachs$30 → $33MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now-40.81%Stephens & Co. → $36ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now-44.1%Wedbush$28 → $34MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now-42.45%Credit Suisse → $35ReiteratesNeutral → NeutralGet Alert
07/11/2023Buy Now-60.54%Jefferies$28 → $24MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/10/2023Buy Now-52.32%Evercore ISI Group$32 → $29DowngradeOutperform → In-LineGet 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 Raymond James on January 7, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $66.00 expecting CFG to rise to within 12 months (a possible 8.52% upside). 42 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 Raymond James, and Citizens Financial Group downgraded their outperform 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 January 5, 2026 when Barclays raised their price target to $77. Barclays previously had an equal-weight 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 7, 2026 when Raymond James changed their price target from $62 to $66 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 January 7, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 7, 2027.

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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 downgraded with a price target of $62.00 to $66.00. The current price Citizens Financial Group (CFG) is trading at is $60.82, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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