RBF Capital LLC Has $5.32 Million Stock Holdings in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

RBF Capital LLC reduced its stake in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) by 11.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 400,000 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 50,000 shares during the period. RBF Capital LLC's holdings in Barclays were worth $5,316,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Barclays in the third quarter valued at about $120,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Barclays by 981.7% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 277,243 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,424,000 after acquiring an additional 251,613 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in Barclays during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Barclays by 47.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 13,668 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $182,000 after purchasing an additional 4,388 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co increased its holdings in Barclays by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 53,920 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,348 shares in the last quarter. 3.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on BCS shares. BNP Paribas upgraded Barclays from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Barclays from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Barclays currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Barclays Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE:BCS traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $15.88. 5,030,194 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,498,920. The company's 50 day moving average is $15.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.10. The company has a market capitalization of $56.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.11. Barclays PLC has a twelve month low of $10.15 and a twelve month high of $16.34. 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 (NYSE:BCS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.15. Barclays had a return on equity of 7.74% and a net margin of 20.81%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Barclays PLC will post 2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.2737 per share. This is a positive change from Barclays's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. This represents a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Barclays's payout ratio is presently 29.89%.

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.