Citigroup to Accelerate Asia Wealth Expansion With Major Hiring Push
C is set to concentrate much of its wealth hiring in Asia, adding nearly 100 private bankers and 400 specialists to strengthen profitability.
C - Citigroup Inc.
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Price Targets
Citi price target raised to $145 from $144 at Oppenheimer
$145.00
(was $130.16)
Oppenheimer
Citi price target raised to $147 from $139 at Truist
$147.00
(was $129.49)
John McDonald
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Truist Financial
Citi price target raised to $162 from $160 at Wells Fargo
$162.00
(was $128.53)
Wells Fargo
Citi price target raised to $139 from $115 at Evercore ISI
$139.00
(was $130.79)
Evercore ISI
Citi price target raised to $139 from $121 at RBC Capital
$139.00
(was $129.65)
Gerard Cassidy
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RBC Capital
Citi price target raised to $139 from $133 at Truist
$139.00
(was $129.65)
John McDonald
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Truist Financial
Citi price target raised to $144 from $140 at Morgan Stanley
$144.00
(was $129.65)
Manan Gosalia
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Morgan Stanley
Citi price target raised to $145 from $125 at Piper Sandler
$145.00
(was $129.65)
Piper Sandler
Citi price target raised to $151 from $137 at Goldman Sachs
$151.00
(was $129.65)
Richard Ramsden
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Goldman Sachs
Citi price target raised to $160 from $150 at Wells Fargo
$160.00
(was $129.65)
Wells Fargo
Citi price target raised to $154 from $146 at Barclays
$154.00
(was $129.65)
Jason Goldberg
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Barclays
Citi price target raised to $133 from $129 at Truist
$133.00
(was $112.41)
Truist Financial
Citi assumed at Overweight, named Top Pick in Large Cap Banks at Morgan Stanley
$152.00
(was $113.92)
Manan Gosalia
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Morgan Stanley
UBS Reiterates Neutral Rating on Citi (C)
$132.00
(was $116.96)
Erika Najarian
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UBS
Citi price target raised to $135 from $134 at Morgan Stanley
$135.00
(was $116.44)
Betsy Graseck
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Morgan Stanley
Citi price target raised to $144 from $141 at Oppenheimer
$144.00
(was $112.41)
Chris Kotowski
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Oppenheimer
Citi price target raised to $135 from $130 at Piper Sandler
$135.00
(was $112.41)
Piper Sandler
Citi price target raised to $141 from $121 at Wolfe Research
$141.00
(was $121.45)
Wolfe Research
Citi price target raised to $87 from $77 at HSBC
$87.00
(was $121.02)
HSBC
Citi price target raised to $129 from $123 at Truist
$129.00
(was $123.31)
Truist Financial