Barclays (BARC) Share 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: 424.20 to 454.75
• 50-Day Range: 373.60 to 471.73
• 52-Week Range: 293.80 to 507.45
• Volume: 2.15 billion shs
• Average Volume: 79.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £61.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.26
• Dividend Yield: 1.98%
• Price Target: GBX 527.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Barclays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Barclays scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Barclays has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Barclays has a consensus price target of GBX 507.50, representing about 14.1% upside from its current price of GBX 444.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Barclays has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Barclays is 10.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Barclays is 10.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Barclays has a PEG Ratio of 1.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Barclays has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BARC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Barclays pays a meaningful dividend of 1.98%, 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 19.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Barclays has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 68 news articles for Barclays this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for BARC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

11 insiders have purchased shares of Barclays in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Barclays insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £132,044.12 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.27% of the stock of Barclays is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

39.13% of the stock of Barclays is held by institutions.

BARC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BARC shares performed this year?

Barclays' stock was trading at GBX 475.95 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BARC shares have decreased by 6.6% and is now trading at GBX 444.75.

How were Barclays' earnings last quarter?

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The financial services provider reported $14.10 EPS for the quarter. The financial services provider earned $8.16 billion during the quarter. Barclays had a net margin of 17.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.46%.

How do I buy shares of Barclays?

Shares of BARC stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Barclays own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barclays investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Glencore (GLEN), Barclays (BCS), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), APA (APA) and Citigroup (C).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:BARC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.barclays.com
• Phone: +44 20 7116 1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 87,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Barclays: GBX 507.50
• High Price Target: GBX 575
• Low Price Target: GBX 410
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 43.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.37
• P/E Growth: 1.15
• Net Income: £4.87 billion
• Net Margins: 17.81%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.46%
• Return on Assets: 0.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 178.48
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £29.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.06
• Cash Flow: £140.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.03
• Book Value: GBX 489.02 per share
• Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,705,209,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £60.95 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.90