Voya Investment Management LLC Purchases 41,585 Shares of Barclays PLC $BCS

Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 39.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 146,796 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 41,585 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Barclays were worth $3,034,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BCS. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Barclays during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning LLC purchased a new position in Barclays during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Barclays in the 2nd quarter worth about $46,000. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Barclays in the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Barclays during the 2nd quarter valued at about $53,000. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Barclays Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BCS opened at $25.75 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.94. The stock has a market cap of $89.51 billion, a PE ratio of 11.86, a PEG ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s fifty day moving average is $22.51 and its 200 day moving average is $20.59. Barclays PLC has a 52 week low of $12.14 and a 52 week high of $25.76.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Barclays had a return on equity of 8.19% and a net margin of 21.26%.The firm had revenue of $9.21 billion for the quarter. Research analysts anticipate that Barclays PLC will post 2 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BCS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Barclays from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Barclays in a report on Monday, November 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Barclays in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut Barclays from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Barclays in a research note on Tuesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Barclays Company Profile

Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) is a British multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in London. The firm provides a broad range of banking and financial products to individual, corporate and institutional customers. Its core activities span retail and business banking, credit cards and payments, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.

In retail and business banking, Barclays offers deposit accounts, mortgages, personal and business loans, and card services.