CIA
Citizens, Inc.
CIA trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over CIA overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
CIA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CIA's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CIA.
GS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GS's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GS.
CIA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $1.10 | -70% |
| Fair | 16x | $2.60 | -29% |
| Forward | 19x | $3.67 | — |
| Current | 23x | $3.67 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $3.86 | +5.1% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CIA's PE is in its expensive range at 23x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 19x, in its fair range.
GS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.6x | $528 | -42% |
| Current | 13x | $914 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $914 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $940 | +2.9% |
| Expensive | 17x | $1,214 | +33% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GS has the edge over CIA in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CIA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CIA's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GS, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CIA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.19 | +19% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.16 | -24% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.21 | -4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.35 | +106% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.28 | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.21 | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.22 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.17 | -64% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.29 | -40% |
CIA's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.16 over the past year, against $0.48 in late 2023.
GS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $72.35 | +4% |
| Q3 2026 | $69.58 | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $64.82 | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $54.75 | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $51.32 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.22 | +44% |
| Q2 2025 | $45.37 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $43.08 | +68% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.54 | +77% |
GS has the edge over CIA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CIA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65M | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.4M | -7.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $59.7M | +7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $72.1M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.8M | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $65.1M | +4.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $55.7M | -3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.5M | -5% |
CIA's revenue has picked up after four years of holding roughly level: $65M last quarter, up 3.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2% | -6.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.9% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.1% | +2.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.2% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8% | -7.3 points |
CIA's operating margin was 0.2% last quarter, down 6.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.7B | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.3B | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.5B | -3% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.2B | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.6B | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.9B | +23% |
GS has the edge over CIA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 44% | +5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 37% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 38% | +18 points |
GS has the edge over CIA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CIA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.7M | +132% |
| Q2 2026 | $2M | -39% |
| Q1 2026 | -$649K | -201% |
| Q4 2025 | $9M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.6M | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $641K | -90% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.7M | +66% |
CIA has the edge over GS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.6B | +7.8% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.4B | +$5.3B |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.8B | -136% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | +$40.6B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2B | -6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | -$37.7B | -$9.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $46.2B | +$75.1B |
GS's free cash flow was −$40B over the past year, against $15.8B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GS.
CIA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +61.7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +408K shares |
| 3 years | +2.3% | +1.2M shares |
| 5 years | +0.5% | +248K shares |
CIA has 51M diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $200,000 |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $522,000 |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
GS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -3.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.4% | -13.9M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -42.8M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -52.8M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -74.4M shares |
GS has the edge over CIA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3B |
| Q2 2026 | $4B |
| Q1 2026 | $5B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B |
| Q3 2025 | $2B |
| Q2 2025 | $3B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $2B |
GS spent $15B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 32% from the year before.
CIA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
CIA has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIA.
GS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
GS has the edge over CIA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CIA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.8 | Neutral |
CIA's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
GS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
GS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
CIA PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CIA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 13x | 76% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
CIA is trading at 23x earnings, a 76% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
GS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.8% above |
| PE % | 46 | 63 | 17 pts below |
GS has the edge over CIA on valuation relative to its sector.
CIA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.63 | 1.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.10 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.85 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.76 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.85 | 4.7% below |
CIA has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 4.7% below its 200-week average.
GS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $895.5 | 2% above |
| 20 week MA | $977.4 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $945.4 | 3.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $804.5 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $602.7 | 52% above |
GS has the edge over CIA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CIA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.67 | $5.89 | -12% |
| 2021 | $5.89 | $5.76 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | $5.76 | $2.28 | -60% |
| 2023 | $2.28 | $2.69 | +18% |
| 2024 | $2.69 | $4.32 | +61% |
| 2025 | $4.32 | $5.16 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.16 | $3.67 | -29% |
CIA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 29% so far in 2026.
GS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $230.7 | $256.2 | +11% |
| 2021 | $256.2 | $385.0 | +50% |
| 2022 | $385.0 | $345.5 | -10% |
| 2023 | $345.5 | $385.8 | +12% |
| 2024 | $385.8 | $576.2 | +49% |
| 2025 | $576.2 | $907.0 | +57% |
| 2026 YTD | $907.0 | $913.6 | +0.7% |
GS has the edge over CIA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.