Sidoti Csr Issues Negative Outlook for Citizens Earnings

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Citizens in a research note issued on Monday, March 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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, StockNews.com cut shares of Citizens from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

Citizens Trading Down 3.7 %

Shares of NYSE CIA opened at $4.90 on Tuesday. Citizens has a 12 month low of $1.78 and a 12 month high of $5.95. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.41. The stock has a market cap of $244.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.11.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Citizens

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Alpine Global Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Citizens during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new position in shares of Citizens during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Citizens during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $82,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Citizens during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $92,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Citizens during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $120,000. 13.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.