Anna Cross Sells 40,197 Shares of Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) Stock

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) insider Anna Cross sold 40,197 shares of Barclays stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 270 ($3.43), for a total value of £108,531.90 ($137,975.97).

Barclays Stock Performance

BARC opened at GBX 264.55 ($3.36) on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 252.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 231.94. The firm has a market cap of £38.39 billion, a PE ratio of 1,017.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36. Barclays PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 138.40 ($1.76) and a twelve month high of GBX 273.25 ($3.47).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on BARC. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Barclays in a report on Monday, September 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 350 ($4.45) price target on shares of Barclays in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 292 ($3.71).

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.