Q1 Earnings Forecast for Citizens Issued By Sidoti Csr

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Citizens in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 16th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Citizens’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Citizens’ Q2 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.09 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Citizens in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Citizens presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Citizens Stock Performance

Citizens stock opened at $5.72 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $5.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $287.12 million, a PE ratio of 27.22 and a beta of 0.36. Citizens has a one year low of $2.90 and a one year high of $6.36.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $64.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.46 million. Citizens had a return on equity of 6.54% and a net margin of 4.40%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CIA. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey bought a new stake in shares of Citizens in the second quarter worth $32,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Citizens by 3,686.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,541 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 14,157 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Citizens by 92.1% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,724 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 5,141 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Citizens in the 3rd quarter valued at about $57,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new stake in shares of Citizens in the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.73% of the company’s stock.

About Citizens

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.