Centiva Capital LP Has $1.93 Million Position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

Centiva Capital LP increased its holdings in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) by 109.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 158,648 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 82,884 shares during the period. Centiva Capital LP's holdings in Barclays were worth $1,928,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Barclays by 7.7% during the second quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 11,767 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Barclays by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,826 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,075 shares during the period. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Barclays by 32.4% in the third quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,624 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 1,132 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Barclays by 6.9% during the third quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 17,565 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $213,000 after buying an additional 1,137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AMG National Trust Bank raised its position in Barclays by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 333,744 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,574,000 after buying an additional 1,343 shares during the last quarter. 3.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BCS has been the subject of several research reports. Kepler Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Barclays in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. StockNews.com lowered Barclays from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Barclays in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. They issued a "buy" rating for the company.

Barclays Stock Performance

Shares of BCS stock traded up $0.10 on Tuesday, reaching $13.46. The stock had a trading volume of 6,580,428 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,184,516. Barclays PLC has a 12 month low of $7.02 and a 12 month high of $13.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.17 and a beta of 1.41. The firm's 50-day moving average is $12.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.85.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter. Barclays had a return on equity of 6.30% and a net margin of 17.83%. The business had revenue of $8.52 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Barclays PLC will post 1.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Barclays Profile

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.