Barclays PLC Has $150,000 Stock Holdings in Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS)

Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS) (TSE:KFS) by 325.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,269 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,975 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.07% of Kingsway Financial Services worth $150,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KFS. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Kingsway Financial Services by 36.4% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,526 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,742 shares during the last quarter. Annandale Capital LLC grew its stake in Kingsway Financial Services by 2.6% in the second quarter. Annandale Capital LLC now owns 128,200 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,056,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Kingsway Financial Services by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 151,477 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,254,000 after purchasing an additional 6,877 shares during the last quarter. Bard Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Kingsway Financial Services by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 288,113 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,848 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of Kingsway Financial Services by 25.8% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 12,352 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $102,000 after purchasing an additional 2,534 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Joseph Stilwell sold 365,000 shares of Kingsway Financial Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.43, for a total transaction of $3,076,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 593,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,005,253.49. The trade was a 38.07 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders bought a total of 1,304 shares of company stock valued at $11,583 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 54.75% of the company’s stock.

Kingsway Financial Services Price Performance

NYSE:KFS opened at $8.03 on Wednesday. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has a 1-year low of $7.60 and a 1-year high of $9.58. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.41 and a quick ratio of 0.41.

About Kingsway Financial Services

Kingsway Financial Services Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the extended warranty and business services in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Extended Warranty and Kingsway Search Xcelerator. The Extended Warranty segment markets, sells, and administers vehicle service agreements and related products for new and used automobiles, motorcycles, and ATVs.