Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) Insider Sells £108,531.90 in Stock

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) insider Anna Cross sold 40,197 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 270 ($3.41), for a total transaction of £108,531.90 ($137,035.23).

Barclays Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of LON:BARC traded up GBX 0.90 ($0.01) during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 270.30 ($3.41). The company had a trading volume of 31,793,221 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,963,344. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 251.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 231.27. The stock has a market capitalization of £39.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,036.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36. Barclays PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 138.40 ($1.75) and a 12 month high of GBX 273.25 ($3.45).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on BARC shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Barclays in a report on Thursday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 350 ($4.42) target price on shares of Barclays in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Barclays in a report on Monday, September 2nd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 292 ($3.69).

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.