Atlas Brown Inc. Maintains Position in Barclays PLC (BCS)

Atlas Brown Inc. held its position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock at the end of the second quarter. Atlas Brown Inc.’s holdings in Barclays PLC were worth $106,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Barclays PLC by 13.6% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 19,187,695 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $203,198,000 after buying an additional 2,300,492 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Barclays PLC by 4.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,929,971 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $134,093,000 after buying an additional 550,996 shares in the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its position in Barclays PLC by 0.5% in the first quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 5,559,628 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $62,490,000 after buying an additional 26,026 shares in the last quarter. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC boosted its position in Barclays PLC by 15.1% in the first quarter. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC now owns 2,744,953 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,853,000 after buying an additional 359,169 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Causeway Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Barclays PLC by 3.7% in the first quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 1,510,537 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $16,978,000 after buying an additional 54,505 shares in the last quarter. 2.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE BCS) opened at 10.90 on Friday. Barclays PLC has a 1-year low of $7.92 and a 1-year high of $12.05. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $10.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.98. The company’s market capitalization is $46.47 billion.

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.01. Barclays PLC had a negative net margin of 2.65% and a positive return on equity of 2.57%. The business had revenue of $6.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.22 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that Barclays PLC will post $0.86 earnings per share for the current year.

The firm also recently disclosed a None dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 11th will be given a $0.051 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.95%. Barclays PLC’s payout ratio is -88.23%.

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BCS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) cut Barclays PLC from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Barclays PLC in a research report on Tuesday, July 18th. BidaskClub raised Barclays PLC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 28th. UBS AG raised Barclays PLC from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 17th. Finally, Macquarie cut Barclays PLC from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 21st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Barclays PLC has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.09.

In other news, major shareholder Plc Barclays sold 37 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100,000.00, for a total value of $3,700,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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