LON:BARCBarclays Share Price, Forecast & News

Barclays' stock was trading at GBX 117.94 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BARC stock has increased by 11.4% and is now trading at GBX 131.40. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barclays in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Barclays.

Barclays is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Barclays.

Barclays announced a dividend on Thursday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be given a dividend of GBX 6 per share on Friday, April 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.35%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. This is a boost from Barclays's previous dividend of GBX 3. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Barclays' dividend history.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Barclays' stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 108 to GBX 250. On average, they expect Barclays' stock price to reach GBX 156.93 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Barclays.

Media headlines about BARC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Barclays earned a media sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutBarclays.

Some companies that are related to Barclays include HSBC (HSBA), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), National Australia Bank (NAB), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), National Bank of Canada (NA), Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN), Canadian Western Bank (CWB), Bank of Queensland (BOQ), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Atlas Mara (ATMA) and Banca Carige (CRG). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Barclays investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Endologix (ELGX), Barclays (BCS), Apache (APA), Glencore (GLEN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Centrica (CNA), Micron Technology (MU) and Prudential (PRU).

Barclays trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "BARC."

Shares of BARC 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.

One share of BARC stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 131.40.

Barclays has a market capitalization of £22.79 billion and generates £19.37 billion in revenue each year. Barclays employs 83,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for Barclays is www.home.barclays.

Barclays' mailing address is 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, LONDON, E14 5HP, United Kingdom. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at +44-20-31340952.