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Citizens, Inc.

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Citizens, Inc.

CIA·NYSE·Finance·CIK 0000024090

Citizens, Inc. is an insurance holding company incorporated in Colorado and based in Austin, Texas. Since 1969, it has provided life insurance in the United States, and since 1975, it has offered life insurance globally. The company provides insurance benefits to residents in over 80 different countries through its international insurance subsidiary and is licensed to issue insurance products in 43 U.S. states through its domestic insurance subsidiaries. Citizens focuses on offering insurance products in niche markets. As of December 31, 2025, the company had approximately $1.8 billion of assets and over $5.4 billion of direct insurance in force. The company operates in two business segments. The International Insurance segment sells U.S. dollar-denominated life insurance, endowment, and other financial products to non-U.S. residents, primarily in Latin America and the Pacific Rim, with CICA Life, A.I. ("CICA International") issuing these policies. The Domestic Insurance segment sells life insurance and other financial products in the United States. The majority of first-year premiums in this segment come from final expense whole life products sold through CICA Life Insurance Company of America ("CLOA"). Security Plan Life Insurance Company ("SPLIC") issues final expense whole life policies in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, designed to cover funeral and burial costs. Citizens collects premiums from policyholders and invests most of these premiums to pay future benefits, including claims, maturities, surrenders, and policyholder dividends. Revenues are principally derived from life insurance premiums and net investment income. Expenses primarily include the costs of selling insurance products, operating expenses, and income taxes, in addition to paying and reserving for insurance benefits.

Citizens, Inc. (NYSE:CIA) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for CIA at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-11, rated 7/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CIA spans 4, 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CEO Stenberg Buys $200K of Citizens Stock Near 52-Week Low
  • Shareholders Approve All Proposals, Including Omnibus Incentive Plan
  • Citizens, Inc. Swings to Profit in Q1 2026 with $59.7M Revenue, $0.04 EPS
  • Citizens, Inc. Reports Q1 2026 Profitability Turnaround Amid Revenue Growth
  • Citizens, Inc. Reports Strong Q1 2026 Results: Returns to Profitability with 7% Revenue Growth

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$255.62M
Net Income
$14.59M
Op. Cash Flow
$17.99M
Free Cash Flow
$17.54M
Cash & Equivalents
$22.98M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
5.7%
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-12 · accession 0000024090-26-000011

Short Interest & Short Volume

37.15 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,557,503 shares in CIA as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.8% increase from the prior period — about 37.1 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 65.2% of CIA volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,557,503 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 4.8%
Days to cover37.15 at avg daily volume of 122,664
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)65.2% of 17,286 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume66.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$3.54
52-week range · as of 2026-08-11 $3.54 – $6.54
Market cap
$179.28M
Volume
85.1K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 120K
Live data · 2026-10-04 08:20 UTC · Market closed

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Apr 30, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT
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Mar 31, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT
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Mar 12, 2026, 5:07 PM EDT
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Mar 12, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.90
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Change: -$1.36 (-28%) info
Market Cap: $179.277M info
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Mar 10, 2026, 11:13 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
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Price at Filing: $5.24
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