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Barclays (LON:BARC) Hits New 12-Month High - What's Next?

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Barclays PLC (LON:BARC - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 342.85 ($4.62) and last traded at GBX 341.80 ($4.61), with a volume of 417874000 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 339.65 ($4.58).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Barclays from GBX 370 ($4.99) to GBX 410 ($5.53) and gave the stock a "top pick" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Barclays in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th.

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Barclays Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £48.72 billion, a PE ratio of 9.97, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 324.83 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 300.30.

Barclays (LON:BARC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported GBX 13 ($0.18) EPS for the quarter. Barclays had a return on equity of 6.97% and a net margin of 19.54%. Equities analysts expect that Barclays PLC will post 39.1062802 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Barclays

In related news, insider Anna Cross sold 13,112 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 326 ($4.40), for a total transaction of £42,745.12 ($57,646.82). Also, insider C.S. Venkatakrishnan sold 23,395 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 326 ($4.40), for a total value of £76,267.70 ($102,855.97). Company insiders own 1.47% of the company's stock.

About Barclays

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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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