Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) released its earnings results on Thursday. The financial services provider reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, Zacks reports. Barclays had a return on equity of 5.94% and a net margin of 16.83%. The firm had revenue of $8.52 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS.
Barclays Price Performance
Shares of BCS opened at $12.58 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.61 billion, a PE ratio of 9.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.98, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $12.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.28. Barclays PLC has a 1-year low of $6.23 and a 1-year high of $13.20.
Barclays Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 16th were issued a $0.2684 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.6%. This is a boost from Barclays’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.64%.
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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.
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