Barclays PLC Has $8.26 Million Stock Holdings in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)

Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) by 250.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 415,187 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 296,742 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Equity Commonwealth were worth $8,263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in Equity Commonwealth by 25.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,103 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 632 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its stake in Equity Commonwealth by 29.3% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,097 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 35.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 4,165 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equity Commonwealth by 459.8% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,551 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 3,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP increased its holdings in Equity Commonwealth by 629.6% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 5,932 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $115,000 after buying an additional 5,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.00% of the company’s stock.

Equity Commonwealth Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EQC opened at $1.69 on Wednesday. Equity Commonwealth has a 52-week low of $1.40 and a 52-week high of $21.00. The company has a market capitalization of $180.86 million, a P/E ratio of 4.32 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.95.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Equity Commonwealth from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th.

Equity Commonwealth Company Profile

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. EQC's portfolio is comprised of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.