Certuity LLC Increases Position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

Certuity LLC grew its holdings in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,435 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,134 shares during the quarter. Certuity LLC’s holdings in Barclays were worth $152,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Barclays by 12.1% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 311,466 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,784,000 after buying an additional 33,538 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Barclays by 40.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 14,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $172,000 after acquiring an additional 4,082 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Barclays by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 26,760 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $325,000 after acquiring an additional 4,959 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Barclays by 398.5% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 31,425 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 25,121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in Barclays by 11.9% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 4,007,379 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $48,690,000 after purchasing an additional 426,815 shares during the period. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Barclays Stock Performance

Shares of Barclays stock opened at $14.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $52.55 billion, a PE ratio of 9.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.67. Barclays PLC has a 52 week low of $7.20 and a 52 week high of $15.43. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.85.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.15. Barclays had a net margin of 17.83% and a return on equity of 6.30%. Equities analysts forecast that Barclays PLC will post 1.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Barclays from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th.

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.