Citizens Financial stock rose 1.24 percent as analysts cut target

Published on 09/28/2026 at 13:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Citizens Financial stock faces a USD 77.00 Truist target after USD 80.00 on September 17, 2026. Q2 2026 EPS reached USD 1.30, up 41 percent year over year.

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Citizens Financial stock (ISIN US1746101054) was last at USD 65.53 on the NYSE on September 25, 2026, up 1.24 percent from the prior close. The immediate investor reference is a lower analyst valuation, while the bank's second-quarter figures provide a stronger operating counterpoint.

Truist lowers its target

Truist Securities analyst Brian Foran cut the price target from USD 80.00 to USD 77.00 and kept a Hold rating on September 17, 2026, according to ScanX News. The new target stands 17.50 percent above the September 25 price, leaving the target change as a valuation signal rather than a change in the bank's operating guidance.

Q2 earnings set a higher bar

Citizens Financial reported USD 587.0 million of net income for Q2 2026, while diluted EPS reached USD 1.30, up 41 percent year over year and 15 percent from Q1 2026, according to MarketBeat. Quarterly revenue rose 12.1 percent year over year to USD 2.28 billion, exceeding the USD 2.25 billion consensus estimate.

The balance sheet also stood at USD 233.8 billion of assets on June 30, 2026, according to StockTitan. That scale matters because Citizens combines consumer banking with private banking, wealth management and commercial banking, giving fee income and lending more than one growth channel.

October 16 is the next checkpoint

Citizens Financial will report third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 16, 2026, with a 9:00 a.m. ET conference call, as Yahoo Finance reported on September 10, 2026. Until then, the key tension is clear: Q2 EPS growth and revenue growth support the operating case, while the USD 77.00 target places a more cautious valuation marker above the current share price.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Citizens Financial stock traded between USD 64.71 and USD 65.77 on September 25, 2026, against a 52-week range of USD 47.95 to USD 75.33. Market capitalization was USD 27.7 billion and volume was 3,847,261 shares on that session.