DRW Securities LLC Purchases New Holdings in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

DRW Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 14,252 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $173,000.

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

Barclays Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE BCS opened at $13.23 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.67. Barclays PLC has a twelve month low of $7.02 and a twelve month high of $13.57. The company’s fifty day moving average is $12.65 and its 200-day moving average is $11.81. The stock has a market cap of $47.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.00 and a beta of 1.41.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on BCS shares. StockNews.com downgraded Barclays from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Kepler Capital Markets assumed coverage on Barclays in a report on Thursday, September 5th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. 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 Company 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.