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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. · CFG · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026
CFG Q3: NIM expansion and private-bank growth support outlook
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: NIM expansion, private-bank funding growth, fee activity, and operating improvements support the near-term outlook, while deposit costs, CRE exposure, fee durability, and capital constraints are the main counterweights.
Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services
$26.72B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $1.39
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $2.34B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-0.9%
Event window
SPY move
-0.9%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
0.0%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis highlights record Q3 revenue and 34% year-over-year EPS growth, a 3.19% Q3 NIM with a higher Q4 target, a 13% dividend increase, expanded repurchase capacity, and the DH Capital acquisition for digital-infrastructure advisory. The Reimagine the Bank target is now described as $225 million of annualized pretax benefit by 2027.
Guidance delta
Maintained; management expects continued NIM expansion, loan growth, and fee-income strength into Q4.
Key takeaways
- Q3 analysis cites record revenue and 34% year-over-year EPS growth, supported by net interest income and expense discipline.
- NIM was 3.19% in Q3, with a 3.23%–3.26% Q4 target cited in the analysis.
- Private-bank deposits and loans grew strongly, including a reported $2 billion loan increase and $18.5 billion in deposits.
- Management said Reimagine the Bank remains on track for $225 million of annualized pretax benefits by 2027.
Management priorities
- Execute Reimagine the Bank and deliver the targeted pretax benefits.
- Expand the private-bank office footprint and wealth-management team.
- Develop digital-infrastructure financing opportunities following the DH Capital acquisition.
- Maintain disciplined expense growth and capital management.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$63.12Current
$33Low
$63.67Average
$90High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 16, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 23, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Citi | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 27, 2018 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Underperform | Upgrade | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Sep 14, 2017 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Oppenheimer | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Wells Fargo | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 13, 2016 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 26, 2015 |
| Evercore Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 3, 2014 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $63.12. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Dave Rochester | $78 | $63.3 | +23.6% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $64.09 | +22.0% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $64.33 | +22.0% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $78 | $63.76 | +23.6% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $64.93 | +41.0% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Brian Foran | $77 | $65.49 | +22.0% | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny | $90 | $70.78 | +42.6% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Dave Rochester | $84 | $73.46 | +33.1% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Kevin Heal | $80 | $72.57 | +26.7% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $71.5 | +26.7% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $74.4 | +34.7% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Stephens | Matt Breese | $70 | $74.4 | +10.9% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $74.4 | +18.8% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $74.1 | +42.6% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $80 | $71.7 | +26.7% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $70.98 | +14.1% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $68.99 | +14.1% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $66.47 | +18.8% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $64.45 | +17.2% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $70 | $64.97 | +10.9% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $58.31 | +3.0% | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $77 | $66.51 | +22.0% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $62.62 | +12.5% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Kevin Heal | $72 | $63.64 | +14.1% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $65.43 | +15.7% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $65.07 | +6.1% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $64.06 | +15.7% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Jefferies | David Chiaverini | $80 | $64.06 | +26.7% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Raymond James | David Long | $66 | $62.14 | +4.6% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $61.2 | +9.3% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Ryan Nash | $73 | $61.23 | +15.7% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $77 | $59.39 | +22.0% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $59.59 | -0.2% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $58.46 | -4.9% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $48.39 | -11.3% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Stephens | Q3 EPS | $60 | $50.64 | -4.9% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $53.16 | -1.8% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $54 | -1.8% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Brian Foran | $58 | $52.98 | -8.1% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $53.65 | -3.4% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia | $71 | $53.38 | +12.5% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $52.27 | -9.7% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $47.03 | -9.7% | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Kevin Heal | $45 | $36.95 | -28.7% | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $41.19 | -19.2% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Raymond James | David Long | $58 | $44.7 | -8.1% | Jan 21, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Peter Winter | $48 | $42 | -24.0% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $45 | $42.41 | -28.7% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $50 | $42.41 | -20.8% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $46 | $39.92 | -27.1% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia | $50 | $39.2 | -20.8% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $48 | $43.5 | -24.0% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia | $41 | $40.92 | -35.0% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $41 | $35.15 | -35.0% | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Wedbush | David Chiaverini | $35 | $33.05 | -44.6% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $40 | $35.12 | -36.6% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $33 | $26.96 | -47.7% | Aug 25, 2023 |
| Robert W. Baird | David George | $44 | $27.97 | -30.3% | May 23, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $39.37 | -9.7% | Jan 3, 2023 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $38.64 | -25.5% | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $41.7 | -16.0% | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $34.45 | -35.0% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $39.12 | -20.8% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $54 | $37.97 | -14.4% | Jul 31, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $36.27 | -12.9% | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $35.83 | -24.0% | Jun 13, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $40.87 | -22.4% | May 31, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $33 | $39.6 | -47.7% | May 26, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matt O'Connor | $56 | $51.7 | -11.3% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Susan Roth Katzke | $50 | $50.72 | -20.8% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jill Shea | $65 | $55.21 | +3.0% | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $62 | $48.77 | -1.8% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ebrahim Poonawala | $52 | $42.92 | -17.6% | Jul 21, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $50 | $48.68 | -20.8% | May 28, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Kevin Barker | $54 | $48.86 | -14.4% | May 27, 2021 |
| Compass Point | Dave Rochester | $55 | $48.42 | -12.9% | May 18, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Kevin Heal | $50 | $43.15 | -20.8% | Apr 19, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCitizens Financial Group, Inc. (CFG) functions as the holding company for Citizens Bank, National Association, a major financial institution offering a comprehensive suite of retail and commercial banking solutions across the United States. It serves a broad spectrum of clients, from individual consumers and small enterprises to large corporations and various institutions. Its business is segmented into two primary divisions: Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Consumer Banking division delivers a robust array of products, encompassing deposit accounts, mortgage and home equity lending, credit cards, and business loans for smaller entities. It also provides wealth management, investment services, and specialized financing for areas like auto, education, and point-of-sale purchases, alongside digital deposit solutions. Clients engage with this segment through contact centers and its advanced online and mobile banking platforms.…
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-16T17:20:42.605925+00:00
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