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Barclays (BCS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$23.74 +1.11 (+4.92%)
As of 12:11 PM Eastern
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About Barclays Stock (NYSE:BCS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.95
$23.84
50-Day Range
$20.06
$24.27
52-Week Range
$17.22
$27.70
Volume
4.49 million shs
Average Volume
7.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
$80.93 billion
P/E Ratio
9.89
Dividend Yield
2.44%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Barclays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

BCS MarketRank™: 

Barclays scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 293rd out of 883 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Barclays has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Barclays has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Barclays' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Barclays are expected to grow by 20.73% in the coming year, from $2.75 to $3.32 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 9.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.38.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 9.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.71.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Barclays has a PEG Ratio of 0.43. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barclays has a P/B Ratio of 0.74. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Barclays' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.12% of the float of Barclays has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barclays has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.62, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barclays has recently increased by 83.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Barclays pays a meaningful dividend of 2.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Barclays does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Barclays is 24.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Barclays will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.47% next year. This indicates that Barclays will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Barclays' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Barclays has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Barclays this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for BCS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Barclays to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barclays insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.02% of the stock of Barclays is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    3.39% of the stock of Barclays is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Barclays' insider trading history.
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BCS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Barclays' stock was trading at $25.44 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BCS shares have decreased by 11.1% and is now trading at $22.6150.

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $5.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.88 billion. Barclays had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.12% and a net margin of 21.10%.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Barclays: First Assurance, Oakes Millers Ltd, Analog Analytics, Standard Life Aberdeen, Expobank, Walbrook Group Ltd, Nile Bank, and more.

Barclays' top institutional shareholders include Bank of America Corp DE (0.25%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.19%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.15%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.11%).
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Shares of BCS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barclays investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/31 Dividend
2/20/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
2/20/2026
Dividend Payable
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
4/27/2026
Today
5/20/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/28/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
BANKS - FOREIGN
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:BCS
CIK
312069
Fax
N/A
Employees
94,700
Year Founded
1690

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.89
Forward P/E Ratio
8.63
P/E Growth
0.43
Net Income
$9.46 billion
Net Margins
21.10%
Pretax Margin
31.30%
Return on Equity
8.12%
Return on Assets
0.39%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.94
Current Ratio
1.44
Quick Ratio
1.44

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$38.42 billion
Price / Sales
2.11
Cash Flow
$3.13 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.58
Book Value
$30.49 per share
Price / Book
0.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,408,590,000
Free Float
3,407,907,000
Market Cap
$80.91 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.01

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This page (NYSE:BCS) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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