Barclays (BCS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.25 to $15.76
• 50-Day Range: $14.41 to $16.25
• 52-Week Range: $8.95 to $16.34
• Volume: 20.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $56.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.56
• Dividend Yield: 3.49%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Barclays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Barclays scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 272nd out of 955 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Barclays.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Barclays are expected to grow by 25.00% in the coming year, from $2.00 to $2.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Barclays is 8.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Barclays is 8.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Barclays has a PEG Ratio of 0.39. 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 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.68% 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 1.2, 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 91.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Barclays pays a meaningful dividend of 3.49%, 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 29.89%. 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 22.00% next year. This indicates that Barclays will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.68% 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 1.2, 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 91.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Barclays has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 0.91 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Barclays this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for BCS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Barclays to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 550% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

BCS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BCS shares performed this year?

Barclays' stock was trading at $13.29 at the start of the year. Since then, BCS stock has increased by 18.5% and is now trading at $15.75.
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How were Barclays' earnings last quarter?

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.15. Barclays had a net margin of 20.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.74%.

Does Barclays have any subsidiaries?

Barclays subsidiaries include First Assurance, Oakes Millers Ltd, Analog Analytics, Standard Life Aberdeen, Expobank, Walbrook Group Ltd, Nile Bank, and others.

How do I buy shares of Barclays?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Barclays own?

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

• Last Earnings: 2/18/2025
• Record date for 4/4 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/4 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Today: 4/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/04/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BCS
• CIK: 312069
• Web: www.home.barclays
• Phone: 442071161000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 92,900
• Year Founded: 1690

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.76
• P/E Growth: 0.39
• Net Income: $8.06 billion
• Net Margins: 20.81%
• Pretax Margin: 30.27%
• Return on Equity: 7.74%
• Return on Assets: 0.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.33
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.13
• Cash Flow: $2.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.08
• Book Value: $25.67 per share
• Price / Book: 0.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,595,563,000
• Free Float: 3,604,658,000
• Market Cap: $55.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38