BUZZ - Citizens Financial shares fall as Q3 revenue misses expectations

October 16 - ** U.S. regional bank and financial services company Citizens Financial Group (CFG.N) dropped 2.6% in pre-market trading to $61.79

** CFG reported third quarter revenue of $2.32 billion, slightly below the $2.34 billion expected according to LSEG consensus

** Net profit attributable to common shareholders was $599 million, above the expected $596.61 million

** The stock's current price-to-earnings ratio for the expected earnings per share over the next 12 months is 10.17, slightly above the industry median of 10.18

** Of 21 brokerage firms, 18 rate CFG as “buy” or higher, while 3 rate it as “hold”; the median target price is $78

** As of last trading day's close, CFG’s share price has risen over 8% year-to-date

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