Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) by 39.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,974,981 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,409,948 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.14% of Barclays worth $66,117,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. First National Trust Co boosted its stake in Barclays by 69.7% during the fourth quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 196,203 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,608,000 after buying an additional 80,580 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Barclays by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 29,814 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $396,000 after acquiring an additional 1,103 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Barclays by 36.8% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,762 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,011 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Barclays by 362.1% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 20,952 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 16,418 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Barclays by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 31,410 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 3.39% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
BCS has been the topic of a number of research reports. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Barclays from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. StockNews.com cut Barclays from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".
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Barclays Trading Down 1.3 %
NYSE BCS traded down $0.22 on Thursday, hitting $15.95. 16,939,042 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,050,402. Barclays PLC has a 52-week low of $8.95 and a 52-week high of $16.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $14.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.52.
Barclays (NYSE:BCS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. Research analysts forecast that Barclays PLC will post 2 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Barclays Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.2737 per share. This is a positive change from Barclays's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. This represents a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Barclays's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.80%.
Barclays Profile
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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.
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