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Better Buy Right Now: Citigroup or JPMorgan Chase?

By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson - Apr 3, 2013 at 3:36PM

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NYSE: C

Citigroup Inc.

Market Cap

$97B

Today's Change

(0.94%) $0.47

Current Price

$50.25

Price as of May 20, 2022, 2:16 p.m. ET

Which one of these big banks would you rather be holding today?

While JPMorgan Chase (JPM 0.19%) has Jamie Dimon, one of the sharpest men in banking, as its CEO, Citigroup's (C 0.94%) performance in the stress tests surprised many, and may put it squarely on the comeback trail. So which of these two monster banks is the better buy today? In this video, Motley Fool financials analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson give their views on which of these two they would prefer to have in their portfolio.

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