Barclays PLC Acquires 18,855 Shares of Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BYRN)

Barclays PLC raised its position in Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BYRN - Free Report) by 321.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,719 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 18,855 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.11% of Byrna Technologies worth $419,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BYRN. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Byrna Technologies by 47.9% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,694,610 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,758,000 after buying an additional 548,670 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Byrna Technologies by 53.5% in the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 321,915 shares of the company's stock worth $3,213,000 after acquiring an additional 112,262 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Byrna Technologies by 36.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 314,315 shares of the company's stock worth $5,334,000 after purchasing an additional 84,723 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Byrna Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $786,000. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Byrna Technologies by 145.1% in the second quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 76,202 shares of the company's stock valued at $760,000 after purchasing an additional 45,118 shares in the last quarter. 25.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Roth Mkm reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $20.00 target price on shares of Byrna Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $17.75.

Byrna Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BYRN traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $29.40. The company had a trading volume of 276,568 shares, compared to its average volume of 471,760. The firm has a market cap of $669.14 million, a P/E ratio of 326.70 and a beta of 1.67. Byrna Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $5.81 and a fifty-two week high of $31.32. The business's fifty day moving average is $24.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.96.

About Byrna Technologies

Byrna Technologies Inc, a non-lethal defense technology company, provides non-lethal alternative solutions for law enforcement and private security. The company offers handheld personal security devices and shoulder-fired launchers without the need for background check or firearm license; and projectiles including chemical irritant, kinetic, and inert rounds.