Family Management Decreased Citigroup (C) Holding by $303,041 as Shares Declined; As Qiwi Plc (QIWI) Shares Rose, Shareholder Yakira Capital Management Cut Position

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Family Management Corp decreased its stake in Citigroup Inc (C) by 7.76% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Family Management Corp sold 4,523 shares as the company’s stock declined 11.86% with the market. The hedge fund held 53,747 shares of the major banks company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $3.63 million, down from 58,270 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Family Management Corp who had been investing in Citigroup Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $170.54B market cap company. The stock increased 2.17% or $1.42 during the last trading session, reaching $66.88. About 19.86 million shares traded or 16.82% up from the average. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) has risen 10.48% since June 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 2.09% the S&P500. Some Historical C News: 13/04/2018 – CITIGROUP INC – ON TRACK TO MEET COMMITMENT CO OUTLINED AT INVESTOR DAY OF RETURNING AT LEAST $60 BLN OVER 2017, 2018 AND 2019 CYCLES; 11/05/2018 – Citi Named Derivatives Clearing Bank of the Year by GlobalCapital; 25/04/2018 – POPULAR INC BPOP.O : CITIGROUP RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $55 FROM $53; 12/04/2018 – PFIZER INC PFE.N : CITIGROUP SAYS CO’S CEO MADE CLEAR CO HAS NO INTEREST IN BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB IN ABSENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL DATA OR DE-RATING; 22/03/2018 – CITIGROUP – WILL REQUIRE NEW RETAIL SECTOR CLIENTS RESTRICT THE SALE OF FIREARMS FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE; 26/04/2018 – S&PGR Rts Citigroup Subsidiary CGMD Prelim ‘A+/A-1’; Otlk Stbl; 15/05/2018 – CITIGROUP, UBS CARRYING OUT PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF 2.6% OF AENA; 07/05/2018 – Last Week’s Trade Talks ‘Too Demanding,’ Citigroup’s Liu Li-Gang Says (Video); 13/04/2018 – Citigroup profit rises 13 pct on consumer banking, lower taxes; 09/05/2018 – Noble Corp at Citi Global Energy & Utilities Conference May 15

Yakira Capital Management Inc decreased its stake in Qiwi Plc (QIWI) by 44.44% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Yakira Capital Management Inc sold 32,000 shares as the company’s stock rose 3.22% while stock markets declined. The hedge fund held 40,000 shares of the business services company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $764,000, down from 72,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Yakira Capital Management Inc who had been investing in Qiwi Plc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $942.26 million market cap company. The stock increased 5.03% or $0.74 during the last trading session, reaching $15.45. About 145,335 shares traded. Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) has declined 24.22% since June 29, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 36.79% the S&P500. Some Historical QIWI News: 28/03/2018 – QIWI 4Q EPS 13c; 23/05/2018 – QIWI PLC QTRLY TOTAL ADJUSTED NET REVENUE INCREASED 41% TO RUB 4,099 MLN ($71.6 MLN); 28/03/2018 – QIWI: 2018 Total Net Adj Rev Guidance Assumes No Contribution From Tochka, Rocketbank Projects; 28/03/2018 – QIWI Sees 2018 Adjusted Net Profit Down 10%-0%; 18/05/2018 – QIWI PLC QIWI.O : JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $25 FROM $23; 23/05/2018 – QIWI PLC – 2018 TOTAL ADJUSTED NET REVENUE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 15% TO 20% OVER 2017; 28/03/2018 – QIWI PLC – 2018 PAYMENT SERVICES SEGMENT NET REVENUE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 12% TO 16% OVER 2017; 16/04/2018 – QIWI Announces 2018 Annual General Meeting; 28/03/2018 – QIWI PLC QTRLY DILUTED PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ORDINARY EQUITY HOLDERS OF PARENT RUB 7.26 PER SHARE; 28/03/2018 – QIWI: Commencement of Div Distribution Within This Timeframe Is Unlikely

More notable recent Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Citigroup: The Largest CCAR Payout Among Mega-Cap Banks” on June 26, 2018, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Federal Reserve objects to Deutsche Bank USA’s capital return plan” published on June 28, 2018, 247Wallst.com published: “6 Most Important Things in Business Today” on June 28, 2018. More interesting news about Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) were released by: Benzinga.com and their article: “Upcoming Earnings: Nike To Report Q4 Results On Thursday” published on June 27, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Chubb, Citigroup in distribution pact for Mexico” with publication date: June 28, 2018.

Analysts await Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) to report earnings on July, 13. They expect $1.56 EPS, up 22.83% or $0.29 from last year’s $1.27 per share. C’s profit will be $3.98B for 10.72 P/E if the $1.56 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.68 actual EPS reported by Citigroup Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -7.14% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.89 in 2018 Q1. Its down 0.18, from 1.07 in 2017Q4. It turned negative, as 89 investors sold C shares while 499 reduced holdings. 114 funds opened positions while 412 raised stakes. 1.90 billion shares or 4.45% less from 1.99 billion shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Hm Payson stated it has 5,935 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. Factory Mutual Insurance Communication has invested 1.34% in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C). Amer Research & holds 0% or 40 shares in its portfolio. 6,585 were accumulated by Emerald Advisers Pa. 831,279 were accumulated by Seminole Mgmt Com Inc. 6,000 are owned by Gamble Jones Invest Counsel. Farmers Co reported 55,845 shares. Manatuck Hill Ltd Liability Company has invested 0.25% in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C). Moreover, Toth Finance Advisory Corp has 0% invested in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) for 50 shares. Stephens Ar has 57,294 shares for 0.14% of their portfolio. 130 are owned by Beacon Capital Management. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) holds 0.64% in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) or 1.05 million shares. Brick Kyle stated it has 0.59% in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C). Ameriprise Financial stated it has 0.84% of its portfolio in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C). Spears Abacus Ltd Liability Com holds 3.92% of its portfolio in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) for 446,647 shares.

Among 41 analysts covering Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), 25 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 14 Hold. Therefore 61% are positive. Citigroup Inc. had 127 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, December 20 by Wells Fargo. The stock has “Hold” rating by Jefferies on Friday, July 7. As per Friday, September 16, the company rating was downgraded by Goldman Sachs. The company was upgraded on Thursday, April 5 by UBS. UBS reinitiated it with “Sell” rating and $58 target in Wednesday, January 11 report. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, August 14 by Zacks. The rating was upgraded by Deutsche Bank to “Buy” on Wednesday, June 20. The stock of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) earned “Buy” rating by Oppenheimer on Monday, March 26. The stock of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) earned “Neutral” rating by Macquarie Research on Friday, November 18. Zacks upgraded the shares of C in report on Tuesday, August 25 to “Hold” rating.

Since February 27, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 7 sales for $5.91 million activity. $500,666 worth of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) was sold by Forese James A.. 7,000 shares were sold by Gerspach John C, worth $542,920. $611,804 worth of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) was sold by Hu W. Bradford. $263,126 worth of stock was sold by MURRAY JOSEPH MICHAEL on Tuesday, February 27. Fraser Jane Nind also sold $2.51 million worth of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) on Tuesday, February 27.

Analysts await Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) to report earnings on August, 21. They expect $0.27 EPS, down 6.90% or $0.02 from last year’s $0.29 per share. QIWI’s profit will be $16.47M for 14.31 P/E if the $0.27 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.29 actual EPS reported by Qiwi plc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -6.90% negative EPS growth.

Yakira Capital Management Inc, which manages about $188.00M and $437.50M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Safeguard Scientifics Inc (NYSE:SFE) by 34,987 shares to 515,265 shares, valued at $6.31M in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Cavium Inc (NASDAQ:CAVM) by 121,279 shares in the quarter, for a total of 157,500 shares, and has risen its stake in Tribune Media Co.

Among 7 analysts covering QIWI (NASDAQ:QIWI), 2 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 29% are positive. QIWI had 11 analyst reports since September 2, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, August 18 by VTB Capital. The stock of Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, July 26 by Citigroup. JP Morgan maintained Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) on Tuesday, March 15 with “Neutral” rating. On Thursday, October 29 the stock rating was downgraded by JP Morgan to “Neutral”. Susquehanna maintained Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) on Wednesday, September 2 with “Neutral” rating. JP Morgan maintained Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) rating on Thursday, September 3. JP Morgan has “Overweight” rating and $45 target. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, April 5 by UBS. The rating was downgraded by UBS on Wednesday, September 2 to “Neutral”. Credit Suisse downgraded Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) rating on Monday, May 28. Credit Suisse has “Sell” rating and $1400 target. The firm has “Market Perform” rating given on Thursday, February 4 by William Blair.

More notable recent Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Yandex: Disrupting Itself” on June 12, 2018, also Fool.com with their article: “Should You Invest in Qiwi, the â€œPayPal of Russiaâ€?” published on June 28, 2018, Nasdaq.com published: “Revolut Starts Offering Its Services in Russia in Partnership with QIWI” on June 05, 2018. More interesting news about Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) were released by: Globenewswire.com and their article: “Investor Expectations to Drive Momentum within Oxford Immunotec Global, Financial Engines, Brookfield Property …” published on June 05, 2018 as well as Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Otkritie Bank, QIWI and Tochka Announce a Partnership” with publication date: June 07, 2018.

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