Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Citigroup ( C ). Our analysis of options history for Citigroup ( C ) revealed 19 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 52% of traders were bullish, while 42% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 8 were puts, with a value of $386,001, and 11 were calls, valued at $946,484.

Projected Price Targets

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $35.0 to $100.0 for Citigroup ( C ) over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Citigroup's ( C ) options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Citigroup's ( C ) whale trades within a strike price range from $35.0 to $100.0 in the last 30 days.

Citigroup Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Largest Options Trades Observed:

About Citigroup

Citigroup ( C ) is a global financial-services company doing business in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup's ( C ) operations are organized into five primary segments: services, markets, banking, US personal banking, and wealth management. The bank's primary services include cross-border banking needs for multinational corporates, investment banking and trading, and credit card services in the United States.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Citigroup ( C ), we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Citigroup's Current Market Status

Currently trading with a volume of 2,714,487, the C's price is down by 0.0%, now at $79.61.

RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.

Anticipated earnings release is in 70 days.

Expert Opinions on Citigroup

A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $90.0.

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* In a cautious move, an analyst from Truist Securities downgraded its rating to Buy, setting a price target of $85.

* An analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods persists with their Outperform rating on Citigroup ( C ), maintaining a target price of $92.

* An analyst from Barclays upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $95.

* An analyst from Piper Sandler has revised its rating downward to Overweight, adjusting the price target to $83.

* An analyst from B of A Securities persists with their Buy rating on Citigroup ( C ), maintaining a target price of $95.

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