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CFG Stock Forecast: Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Aug 2026
$75
+0.84% on the day

The 18 Wall Street analysts covering Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) hold a median 12-month price target of $80 — +7.1% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 54 of 100 as at 15 Aug 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$31.5B
Ticker Nerd rank
54 / 100
Median analyst target
$80
Analysts covering
18
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+2.8%
1M
+7.0%
YTD
+30.6%
1Y
+56.4%
From 52W high
0.0%
From 52W low
+59.4%
$47
$75
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

CFG stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 15 Aug 2026
54 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Momentum
99
Revisions
92
Growth
76
Issuance
69
Quality
31
Value
27
Accruals
24
Volatility
20
Size
7

Momentum (99): The shares have been drifting up relative to others.

Volatility (20): The share price moves around a lot.

Size (7): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

CFG stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on CFG, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$40$50$60$70$80$90Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26CFGHigh $90Median $80Low $70

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says18 analysts
15 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Low $70Median $80High $90

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +7.1% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 10 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
29 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$76 → $78
21 July 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold—
21 July 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold$72 → $80
20 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
20 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$78 → $84
17 July 2026BairdMaintainsNeutral$72 → $75
17 July 2026BairdMaintainsNeutral—
17 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
17 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$77 → $81
17 July 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$80 → $85
17 July 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
17 July 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
17 July 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$80 → $85
17 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
17 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform$75 → $90
17 July 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
17 July 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$70 → $79
17 July 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainsEqual-Weight$68 → $70
17 July 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainsEqual-Weight—
16 July 2026JefferiesMaintainsBuy—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. CFG appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

CFG analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+2.2%
Analysts raising
11
Analysts cutting
1
Fundamentals

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) (CFG) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
16.1×

Cheaper than 45% of US stocks

Price / sales
3.9×

Cheaper than 34% of US stocks

Price / book
1.3×

Cheaper than 64% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
—
Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
14.7%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
34.6%

Higher than 69% of US stocks

Gross margin
—
Operating margin
35.1%

Higher than 90% of US stocks

Net margin
26.1%

Higher than 87% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
8.3%

Higher than 60% of US stocks

Return on assets
0.9%

Higher than 49% of US stocks

Dividend yield
2.5%

Higher than 56% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

CFG vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelBanks - Regional
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
CFGCitizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island)$31.5B
54
BAPCredicorp Ltd.$30.7B
54
HBANHuntington Bancshares, Inc.$36.4B
9
MTBM&T Bank Corp.$36.8B
69
RFRegions Financial Corp.$27.2B
59
FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc. (North Carolina)$26.7B
69
KEYKeyCorp$25.3B
61

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest CFG news & analysis

CFG vs. CBC: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Zacks Investment Research · 6 Aug 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research published a piece comparing Citizens Financial Group (CFG) with Central Bancompany (CBC) as value options in the Banks - Northeast sector, asking which of the two currently offers value investors the better choice.

Why it matters — CFG watchers would care because the piece directly assesses how Citizens Financial Group stacks up as a value pick against a regional banking peer.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock

Business Wire · 3 Aug 2026neutral

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. announced that its board of directors declared quarterly cash dividends on its preferred stock, including a dividend of $17.93138778 per share on its 6.000% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, payable on October 6, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 21, 2026.

Why it matters — The announcement confirms CFG's continuing payment of preferred dividends, which is relevant to preferred-share holders and investors tracking the company's distribution activity.

Why Citizens Financial Group (CFG) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term

Zacks Investment Research · 27 July 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research highlighted Citizens Financial Group (CFG) as a top momentum stock for the long-term, noting that the Zacks Style Scores can help investors find top-rated stocks based on their investing style.

Why it matters — CFG watchers would care because the piece positions the stock favorably for long-term momentum investing using Zacks' rating system.

Why Citizens Financial Group (CFG) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term

Zacks Investment Research · 24 July 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research highlighted Citizens Financial Group (CFG) as a top value stock for long-term investors, using its Style Scores feature from the Zacks Premium research service to identify the stock.

Why it matters — A positive mention from Zacks research could draw attention to CFG among value-oriented investors looking for long-term opportunities.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about CFG stock

What is the CFG stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 18 Wall Street analysts covering Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) have a median 12-month price target of $80, with estimates ranging from $70 to $90. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is CFG stock a buy right now?

Of the 18 analysts covering Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island), 15 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) 54 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 15 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank CFG?

As at 15 Aug 2026, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) ranks 54 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Momentum (99 of 100).

Will CFG stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 18 analysts implies +7.1% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) 54 out of 100 as at 15 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the CFG stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for CFG are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $70 to $90 over the next 12 months.

How has CFG stock performed over the past year?

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) returned +56.4% over the 12 months to 14 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) do?

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services company and bank holding company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

What is the latest news on CFG?

The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 6 Aug 2026): "CFG vs. CBC: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?". Zacks Investment Research published a piece comparing Citizens Financial Group (CFG) with Central Bancompany (CBC) as value options in the Banks - Northeast sector, asking which of the two currently offers value investors the better choice.

Company

About Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island).

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services company and bank holding company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The firm provides a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations, and institutional clients. Its core activities are organized primarily through Commercial Banking and Consumer Banking, supported by additional non-core operations. In Consumer Banking, Citizens Financial Group offers checking and savings accounts, mortgages and home equity lending, credit cards, small business loans, education loans, point-of-sale financing, and wealth management and investment services. On the commercial side, it provides lending, treasury management, capital markets solutions, and other financial services tailored to business and institutional needs. Operating within the regional banks segment of the financial services industry, Citizens Financial Group plays a significant role as a full-service banking partner in its footprint, connecting retail and corporate clients with everyday banking solutions and more specialized financial capabilities.

CEO Mr. Bruce Winfield Van Saun · 17,727 employees · United States · https://www.citizensbank.com