Barclays PLC (LON:BARC - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Buy" from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 276 ($3.52).
Several research firms recently issued reports on BARC. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a GBX 270 ($3.44) price target on shares of Barclays in a research report on Monday, September 9th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Monday, September 2nd.
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Barclays Stock Performance
Shares of BARC stock traded down GBX 1.30 ($0.02) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 263.80 ($3.36). 27,036,857 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 52,840,605. The firm has a market cap of £38.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,014.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36. Barclays has a fifty-two week low of GBX 136.50 ($1.74) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 265.50 ($3.38). The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 242.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 227.55.
Insider Buying and Selling at Barclays
In other news, insider Anna Cross sold 49,013 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 221 ($2.81), for a total transaction of £108,318.73 ($137,968.07). Also, insider Brian Gilvary sold 109,404 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 249 ($3.17), for a total value of £272,415.96 ($346,982.50). Insiders own 1.47% of the company's stock.
Barclays Company Profile
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Get Free ReportBarclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International division segments. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services.
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