Claro Advisors LLC Has $385,000 Position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

Claro Advisors LLC grew its position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 180.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,648 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,371 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in Barclays were worth $385,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BCS. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Barclays by 1,362.1% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 19,682,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $210,762,000 after buying an additional 18,335,937 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Barclays by 286.1% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,565,033 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,315,000 after acquiring an additional 2,641,608 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Barclays by 190.9% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,661,086 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,210,000 after acquiring an additional 2,402,500 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in Barclays by 6,028.3% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,718,379 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,239,000 after acquiring an additional 1,690,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Barclays by 118.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,709,312 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,017,000 after purchasing an additional 1,470,523 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 3.39% of the company’s stock.

Barclays Stock Performance

BCS stock opened at $13.27 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.04 billion, a PE ratio of 9.02 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.67, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $12.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.69. Barclays PLC has a fifty-two week low of $7.02 and a fifty-two week high of $13.57.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $8.52 billion for the quarter. Barclays had a return on equity of 6.30% and a net margin of 17.83%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.42 EPS. Analysts forecast that Barclays PLC will post 1.71 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BCS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Kepler Capital Markets started coverage on Barclays in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. StockNews.com raised Barclays from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Barclays in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Barclays 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.