Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC Has $66,000 Position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC decreased its position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 12.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 700 shares during the quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC’s holdings in Barclays were worth $66,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC raised its position in shares of Barclays by 11.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,432,007 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $78,149,000 after acquiring an additional 667,498 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Barclays during the 3rd quarter worth about $52,335,000. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Barclays by 286.1% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,565,033 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,315,000 after purchasing an additional 2,641,608 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in shares of Barclays in the 4th quarter valued at about $21,514,000. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Barclays by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,384,348 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,820,000 after buying an additional 36,513 shares during the period. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Barclays from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th.

Barclays Stock Down 0.0 %

NYSE:BCS opened at $15.17 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33. Barclays PLC has a 12-month low of $8.32 and a 12-month high of $15.65.

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

Barclays Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.2737 dividend. This represents a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Barclays’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio is presently 16.30%.

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.