Fox Run Management L.L.C. Invests $911,000 in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 68,577 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $911,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Henry James International Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Barclays in the fourth quarter valued at $438,000. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in Barclays in the 4th quarter valued at about $21,514,000. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in Barclays during the 4th quarter valued at about $599,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in 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 worth $9,052,000 after purchasing an additional 667,687 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA purchased a new stake in shares of Barclays in the third quarter worth approximately $3,647,000. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Barclays Stock Performance

Shares of BCS traded down $0.19 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $15.88. The stock had a trading volume of 11,370,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,595,722. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $15.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.67. Barclays PLC has a 52 week low of $8.95 and a 52 week high of $16.34. The firm has a market cap of $57.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.63, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

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Barclays (NYSE:BCS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.15. Barclays had a net margin of 20.81% and a return on equity of 7.74%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Barclays PLC will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.2737 dividend. This represents a yield of 2.7%. This is an increase from Barclays's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Barclays's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.89%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com downgraded Barclays from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. BNP Paribas raised Barclays from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Barclays presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.