Capital Fund Management S.A. Purchases 372,095 Shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

Capital Fund Management S.A. increased its holdings in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) by 192.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 565,868 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 372,095 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A.'s holdings in Barclays were worth $7,520,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BCS. Henry James International Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Barclays in the 4th quarter worth $438,000. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in shares of Barclays in the fourth quarter worth about $21,514,000. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Barclays during the 4th quarter valued at about $599,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Barclays by 3,073.2% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 689,413 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $9,052,000 after acquiring an additional 667,687 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in Barclays by 77.3% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 835,051 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $11,098,000 after acquiring an additional 364,182 shares in the last quarter. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Barclays Price Performance

BCS traded up $0.43 on Tuesday, hitting $14.70. 18,617,578 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,723,845. Barclays PLC has a one year low of $8.95 and a one year high of $16.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33. The firm has a market cap of $52.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.11. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $15.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.91.

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Barclays (NYSE:BCS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.15. Barclays had a net margin of 20.81% and a return on equity of 7.74%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Barclays PLC will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.2737 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Barclays's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. Barclays's dividend payout ratio is 29.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BCS has been the topic of several analyst reports. BNP Paribas raised shares of Barclays from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. StockNews.com cut shares of Barclays from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Barclays has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

About Barclays

Barclays 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.