Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) Insider Acquires £3,364.97 in Stock

Key Points

• Mary Mack, an insider at Barclays PLC, purchased 907 shares of the company at an average price of GBX 371 (£3,364.97 total) on July 30th.
• Barclays shares experienced a slight decline, trading down GBX 1.10 to GBX 373.90 on Thursday, with a market capitalization of £53.69 billion.
• Analysts have varied ratings on Barclays stock, with several maintaining a "buy" rating and target prices ranging from GBX 355 to GBX 410.

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC - Get Free Report) insider Mary Mack bought 907 shares of Barclays stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 371 ($4.92) per share, with a total value of £3,364.97 ($4,461.64).

Barclays Price Performance

Shares of BARC stock traded down GBX 1.10 ($0.01) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 373.90 ($4.96). The company had a trading volume of 52,205,195 shares, compared to its average volume of 47,228,480. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 335.16 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 307.75. Barclays PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 196.44 ($2.60) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 376.35 ($4.99). The stock has a market capitalization of £53.69 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36.

Barclays (LON:BARC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported GBX 11.70 ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter. Barclays had a net margin of 19.54% and a return on equity of 6.97%. Equities analysts forecast that Barclays PLC will post 39.1062802 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital lifted their target price on shares of Barclays from GBX 395 ($5.24) to GBX 410 ($5.44) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Barclays from GBX 340 ($4.51) to GBX 355 ($4.71) and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup lowered shares of Barclays to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from GBX 360 ($4.77) to GBX 366 ($4.85) in a research report on Friday, July 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 380 ($5.04) price target on shares of Barclays in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 384.20 ($5.09).

About Barclays

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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