Company Of The Day: Citigroup
What?
Citigroup (NYSE:C) is nearing the sale of its retail banking franchise in Taiwan to DBS Group for around $2 billion, per a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Why?
- Citigroup Stock Has Growth Potential
- Is Citigroup Stock Fairly Priced?
- Is Citigroup Stock Attractive At The Current Levels?
- With Recession Fears Mounting, How Is Our Inflation Theme Doing?
- These Stocks Fared Well As Inflation Roiled Markets. Will The Outperformance Continue?
- With Inflation Likely To Ease, Should You Sell These Stocks?
Last April, Citi indicated that it would exit retail operations in a total of 13 markets, 10 of which are in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has already reached deals to sell its consumer-banking operations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
So What?
With these deals, the bank would be able to focus on the higher-value wealth-management and institutional-clients business. Citi stock declined by about 2% in Tuesday’s trading, roughly in line with the broader market.
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| Returns | Jan 2022 MTD [1] |
2022 YTD [1] |
2017-22 Total [2] |
| C Return | 8% | 8% | 10% |
| S&P 500 Return | N/A% | -4% | 105% |
| Trefis MS Portfolio Return | -9% | -9% | 257% |
[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 1/18/2022
[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016