Barclays (NYSE:BCS) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.15 EPS

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The financial services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.15, Zacks reports. Barclays had a net margin of 17.83% and a return on equity of 6.30%.

Barclays Price Performance

BCS opened at $14.57 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.67. Barclays PLC has a 52-week low of $7.20 and a 52-week high of $15.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $13.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.85. The company has a market cap of $52.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.41.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Barclays from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th.

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.