AQR Capital Management LLC Has $5.07 Million Stock Holdings in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) by 62.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 381,369 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 146,406 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC's holdings in Barclays were worth $5,068,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BCS. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Barclays by 20.5% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,059,544 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $80,531,000 after purchasing an additional 1,029,401 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Barclays by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 5,930,467 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $78,816,000 after acquiring an additional 484,497 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Barclays by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,635,864 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $74,901,000 after acquiring an additional 505,351 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Barclays by 39.5% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,974,981 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $66,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,409,948 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Barclays during the 4th quarter worth $59,373,000. Institutional investors own 3.39% of the company's stock.

Barclays Price Performance

Shares of Barclays stock traded up $0.20 during trading on Monday, reaching $16.73. 12,954,523 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,489,949. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29. Barclays PLC has a 1-year low of $10.17 and a 1-year high of $16.97. The company has a market cap of $59.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.09, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.10. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $15.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.34.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.04. Barclays had a return on equity of 7.74% and a net margin of 20.81%. The company had revenue of $10.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.37 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Barclays PLC will post 2 earnings per share for the current year.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.2737 per share. This is an increase from Barclays's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.7%. Barclays's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on BCS. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Barclays from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. BNP Paribas upgraded Barclays from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th.

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.