Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lowered its position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) by 44.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 754,930 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 603,544 shares during the quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.'s holdings in Barclays were worth $11,596,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BCS. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Barclays by 485.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,680,869 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $88,789,000 after buying an additional 5,538,912 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Barclays by 20.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,059,544 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $80,531,000 after buying an additional 1,029,401 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 484,497 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 505,351 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Barclays by 39.5% in 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.39% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Barclays from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 5th.
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Barclays Stock Up 0.8%
Shares of NYSE BCS traded up $0.15 during trading on Thursday, hitting $18.78. The stock had a trading volume of 11,767,015 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,054,337. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $17.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.75, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The company has a market capitalization of $66.80 billion, a PE ratio of 9.54, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.10. Barclays PLC has a 12 month low of $10.23 and a 12 month high of $18.82.
Barclays (NYSE:BCS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $10.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.37 billion. Barclays had a net margin of 21.27% and a return on equity of 8.04%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Barclays PLC will post 2 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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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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