OLD Mission Capital LLC Has $6.07 Million Stock Holdings in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 2,326.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 456,812 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 437,986 shares during the quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC’s holdings in Barclays were worth $6,071,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BCS. Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Barclays by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 9,476 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 674 shares during the period. Choreo LLC boosted its stake in Barclays by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 46,860 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $623,000 after purchasing an additional 802 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC grew its holdings in Barclays by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 40,500 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $538,000 after buying an additional 880 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Barclays by 4.7% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 20,568 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Barclays by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 86,226 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,146,000 after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the period. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Barclays Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BCS opened at $15.38 on Tuesday. Barclays PLC has a one year low of $8.95 and a one year high of $16.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.36, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.38.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.15. Barclays had a net margin of 20.81% and a return on equity of 7.74%. Sell-side analysts expect that Barclays PLC will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.2737 dividend. 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 of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.89%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BCS. StockNews.com cut shares of Barclays from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Barclays from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Barclays Company 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.