Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) announce that Crawford Gillies has been appointed as a non-executive Director of Barclays and will become a member of the Board Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 May 2014. It is intended that Crawford Gillies will succeed Sir John Sunderland as Chairman of the Board Remuneration Committee at a date to be agreed, consistent with ensuring a smooth transition. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) shares after opening at $15.84 moved to $15.96 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $15.90. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.05. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) showed a negative weekly performance of -0.81%.
Cairn Energy PLC (LON:CNE)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) in a note issued to investors on Friday, American Banking & Market News reports. They currently have a GBX 175 ($2.93) target price on the stock. UBS AG’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 5.04% from the stock’s previous close.UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) shares fell -0.95% in last trading session and ended the day on $19.91. UBS return on equity ratio is recorded as 0.70%. UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) yearly performance is 28.62%.
Zacks cut shares of HSBC Holdings plc (NASDAQ:HSBC) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning, American Banking News reports. The firm currently has $47.00 price target on the stock.HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC) shares moved up 0.70% in last trading session and was closed at $52.01, while trading in range of $51.69-$52.14. HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC) year to date performance is -3.88%.
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (NYSE:RBS) was downgraded by analysts at TheStreet to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,AmericanBankingNews.com reports.Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) weekly performance is -1.17%. On last trading day company shares ended up $10.18. Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) distance from 50-day simple moving average is -5.71%.