LON:BARCBarclays Share Price, Forecast & News

Barclays' stock was trading at GBX 117.94 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BARC stock has decreased by 20.0% and is now trading at GBX 94.32. View which stocks have been mosted 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, April 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Barclays.

Barclays declared a dividend on Thursday, February 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of GBX 6 per share on Friday, April 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. This is a boost from Barclays's previous dividend of $3.00. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Barclays' dividend history.

14 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Barclays' shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 120 to GBX 250. On average, they expect Barclays' share price to reach GBX 185.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 96.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Barclays.

News stories about BARC stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Barclays earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutBarclays.

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

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), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Glencore (GLEN), 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 94.32.

Barclays has a market capitalization of £16.35 billion and generates £19.73 billion in revenue each year. Barclays employs 83,500 workers across the globe. View additional information about Barclays.

The official website for Barclays is http://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.