AMG National Trust Bank Has $2.08 Million Stake in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

AMG National Trust Bank cut its stake in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 53.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 156,837 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 176,950 shares during the quarter. AMG National Trust Bank’s holdings in Barclays were worth $2,084,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Barclays during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Barclays during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in shares of Barclays in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Barclays during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Barclays during the 4th quarter worth approximately $71,000. Institutional investors own 3.39% of the company’s stock.

Barclays Trading Down 0.6 %

NYSE BCS opened at $15.93 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33. Barclays PLC has a 52 week low of $8.93 and a 52 week high of $16.33. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $14.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.32. The company has a market cap of $57.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.65, a P/E/G 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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.15. Barclays had a net margin of 20.81% and a return on equity of 7.74%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Barclays PLC will post 2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.2737 dividend. This is a boost from Barclays’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a yield of 2.7%. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.80%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.