Citigroup reportedly made repeated breaches of a Federal Reserve rule limiting intercompany transactions. Those breaches led to errors in the banking giant's internal liquidity reporting, Reuters reported Wednesday (July 31), citing an internal document from Citi.
C has charted an impressive recovery since the March 2023 US Bank meltdown in March 2023, well outperforming the wider market. This is on top of the promising restructuring and transformation efforts, with early results already observed in the recent FQ2'24 earnings call. As a result, we believe that the market has overreacted to the management's commentary about the FY2024 expenses at the higher end of guidance.
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Citigroup beats Q2 estimates with revenue and earnings exceeding analyst expectations, driven by strong performance in Markets and Investment Banking. Despite concerns about higher costs for FY 2024, Citigroup's outlook remains strong, with FY EPS likely expanding to $6.05 and ROCE to >10%. Following the earnings beat, the fair implied share price for Citigroup is calculated at $92, leading to a strong "Buy" rating.
A former Citigroup managing director who said she was fired because she refused to mislead a federal regulator about the bank's risk management accused Citigroup's chief operating officer of intentional deception, according to an amended lawsuit filed late on Thursday.
JPM is “winning” for its shareholders, while Jane Fraser continues to turn around Citigroup. Coming into last Friday morning's call, our revenue estimate for JPM was $42 billion and change, but that estimate was actually revised up on Thursday. Citi's net revenue grew 3% YoY, while EPS grew 14% YoY, with an 8% EPS upside surprise.
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Citigroup's Q2 results were better than expected on a core basis, with a $0.13/beat at the core pre-provision profit line on stronger than expected capital markets and commercial banking. The Services business is a strong asset for Citi, with a durable moat, strong share in high-margin treasury services, and ongoing growth potential, and commercial banking looks fixable. Retail banking (including cards) and wealth management need a lot more work, and Citi's rivals are targeting many of the same markets and customers and doing so more effectively.
It's no secret that most of the market's attention has been centered around the technology sector, especially in stocks dealing with the advancement and global adoption of artificial intelligence, names like NVIDIA Co. NASDAQ: NVDA and even Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing NYSE: TSM. While these stocks have outperformed this year, investors should focus on the road ahead.
Citigroup appointed James Morris as the head of its commercial bank for Britain, the bank said in a statement on Monday.
Earnings season is in full swing, as big banks – specifically, JPMorgan and Citigroup – helped sway the fortunes of the CE 100 Index. The Index was up 1.
We see the Q2 results from the major banks as good enough - not great, but definitely not bad either. The stocks' outperformance entering this reporting cycle contributed to the market's tentative initial reaction to the results.