Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) Insider C.S. Venkatakrishnan Buys 44,562 Shares

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC - Get Free Report) insider C.S. Venkatakrishnan purchased 44,562 shares of Barclays stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 326 ($4.45) per share, for a total transaction of £145,272.12 ($198,486.30).

C.S. Venkatakrishnan also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 20th, C.S. Venkatakrishnan sold 23,395 shares of Barclays stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 326 ($4.45), for a total transaction of £76,267.70 ($104,205.08).

Barclays Trading Down 0.8%

LON BARC traded down GBX 2.75 ($0.04) during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching GBX 330.75 ($4.52). The company's stock had a trading volume of 26,541,494 shares, compared to its average volume of 49,715,039. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 313.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 293.99. Barclays PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 196.44 ($2.68) and a 52 week high of GBX 334.25 ($4.57). The stock has a market cap of £47.49 billion, a PE ratio of 9.72, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BARC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Barclays in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Barclays from GBX 320 ($4.37) to GBX 350 ($4.78) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Barclays from GBX 370 ($5.06) to GBX 410 ($5.60) and gave the stock a "top pick" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th.

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.