Barclays (BCS) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) will announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, April 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter. Investors that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The financial services provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by ($0.39). The firm had revenue of $6.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.38 billion. Barclays had a return on equity of 6.09% and a net margin of 16.82%. On average, analysts expect Barclays to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Barclays Stock Up 2.0 %

BCS stock opened at $9.71 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.63, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.09, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 1.48. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $8.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.91. Barclays has a fifty-two week low of $6.23 and a fifty-two week high of $9.98.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 1st were given a dividend of $0.2671 per share. This is a boost from Barclays’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 29th. This represents a yield of 4.6%. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Barclays from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $190.00.

About Barclays

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.