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Barclays (BARC) Competitors

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BARC vs. HSBA, BNC, LLOY, NWG, and RKT

Should you buy Barclays stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Barclays with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Barclays include HSBC (HSBA), Banco Santander (BNC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), and Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does Barclays compare to HSBC?

Barclays (LON:BARC) and HSBC (LON:HSBA) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Barclays pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Barclays pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 53.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Barclays has a beta of 0.896, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.574, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Barclays presently has a consensus price target of GBX 527.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.52%. HSBC has a consensus price target of GBX 1,300.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.50%. Given Barclays' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barclays is more favorable than HSBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barclays
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
HSBC
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Barclays. Barclays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barclays£29.59B1.98£4.87B£43.409.92
HSBC£67.61B3.38£29.03B£120.0011.12

39.1% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Barclays shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Barclays had 44 more articles in the media than HSBC. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Barclays and 9 mentions for HSBC. Barclays' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat HSBC's score of 0.34 indicating that Barclays is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Barclays
34 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HSBC
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Barclays has a net margin of 17.81% compared to HSBC's net margin of 17.67%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.07% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barclays17.81% 9.46% 0.32%
HSBC 17.67%12.07%0.80%

Summary

Barclays beats HSBC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barclays compare to Banco Santander?

Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and Barclays (LON:BARC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

In the previous week, Barclays had 50 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Barclays and 3 mentions for Banco Santander. Barclays' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.54 indicating that Barclays is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Barclays
34 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Banco Santander has a net margin of 21.70% compared to Barclays' net margin of 17.81%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 15.73% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Banco Santander21.70% 15.73% 0.73%
Barclays 17.81%9.46%0.32%

Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Barclays. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barclays, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Banco Santander£60.47B2.11£14.20B£105.008.43
Barclays£29.59B1.98£4.87B£43.409.92

Barclays has a consensus price target of GBX 527.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.52%. Given Barclays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barclays is more favorable than Banco Santander.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Banco Santander
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Barclays
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

38.3% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Banco Santander shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Barclays shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Banco Santander has a beta of 0.955, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barclays has a beta of 0.896, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Barclays pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Banco Santander pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barclays pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Banco Santander beats Barclays on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barclays compare to Lloyds Banking Group?

Barclays (LON:BARC) and Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Barclays has a beta of 0.896, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 0.935, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Barclays currently has a consensus target price of GBX 527.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.52%. Lloyds Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 113.44, indicating a potential upside of 18.10%. Given Barclays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Barclays is more favorable than Lloyds Banking Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barclays
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Lloyds Banking Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

Barclays has higher revenue and earnings than Lloyds Banking Group. Barclays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lloyds Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barclays£29.59B1.98£4.87B£43.409.92
Lloyds Banking Group£20.52B2.73£4.79B£7.6012.64

In the previous week, Barclays had 37 more articles in the media than Lloyds Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Barclays and 16 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group. Barclays' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Lloyds Banking Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Barclays is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Barclays
34 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lloyds Banking Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lloyds Banking Group has a net margin of 25.91% compared to Barclays' net margin of 17.81%. Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity of 10.75% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barclays17.81% 9.46% 0.32%
Lloyds Banking Group 25.91%10.75%0.57%

Barclays pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Barclays pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

39.1% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Barclays shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barclays compare to NatWest Group?

Barclays (LON:BARC) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Barclays has a beta of 0.896, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.828, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Barclays presently has a consensus price target of GBX 527.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.52%. NatWest Group has a consensus price target of GBX 727.14, indicating a potential upside of 28.02%. Given NatWest Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Barclays.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barclays
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
NatWest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Barclays has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. NatWest Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barclays, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barclays£29.59B1.98£4.87B£43.409.92
NatWest Group£16.99B2.66£4.43B£69.808.14

In the previous week, Barclays had 35 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Barclays and 18 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Barclays' score of 1.10 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Barclays
34 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NatWest Group
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NatWest Group has a net margin of 20.12% compared to Barclays' net margin of 17.81%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 14.55% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barclays17.81% 9.46% 0.32%
NatWest Group 20.12%14.55%0.64%

Barclays pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Barclays pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 46.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

39.1% of Barclays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Barclays shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Barclays beats NatWest Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barclays compare to Reckitt Benckiser Group?

Barclays (LON:BARC) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) are both large-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

39.1% of Barclays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Barclays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Barclays pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Reckitt Benckiser Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 214.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Barclays pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reckitt Benckiser Group pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Barclays presently has a consensus price target of GBX 527.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.52%. Reckitt Benckiser Group has a consensus price target of GBX 6,204.29, indicating a potential upside of 35.70%. Given Reckitt Benckiser Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reckitt Benckiser Group is more favorable than Barclays.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barclays
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Reckitt Benckiser Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Barclays has higher revenue and earnings than Reckitt Benckiser Group. Reckitt Benckiser Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barclays, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barclays£29.59B1.98£4.87B£43.409.92
Reckitt Benckiser Group£14.21B2.06£1.49B£486.679.39

In the previous week, Barclays had 52 more articles in the media than Reckitt Benckiser Group. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Barclays and 1 mentions for Reckitt Benckiser Group. Barclays' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Reckitt Benckiser Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Barclays is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Barclays Positive
Reckitt Benckiser Group Neutral

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a net margin of 25.23% compared to Barclays' net margin of 17.81%. Reckitt Benckiser Group's return on equity of 38.45% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barclays17.81% 9.46% 0.32%
Reckitt Benckiser Group 25.23%38.45%7.51%

Barclays has a beta of 0.896, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reckitt Benckiser Group has a beta of 0.249, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Barclays and Reckitt Benckiser Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BARC vs. The Competition

MetricBarclaysBANKS IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£58.70B£77.48B£5.64B£2.78B
Dividend Yield2.00%3.52%5.27%6.09%
P/E Ratio9.9210.0915.77365.94
Price / Sales1.984.54925.8788,399.10
Price / Cash0.0310.7090.3227.89
Price / Book0.881.484.397.72
Net Income£4.87B£7.27B£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.10%-1.68%0.02%0.49%
1 Month Performance-2.10%-4.19%1.83%2.48%
1 Year Performance34.42%29.00%21.60%87.19%

Barclays Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BARC
Barclays
4.3286 of 5 stars
GBX 432.55
+2.4%
GBX 527.50
+22.0%
+33.3%£58.98B£29.59B9.9787,400
HSBA
HSBC
2.6105 of 5 stars
GBX 1,343.20
flat
GBX 1,200
-10.7%
+52.8%£230.33B£66.22B11.19219,000
BNC
Banco Santander
N/AGBX 894
+1.0%
N/A+56.4%£129.13B£60.47B8.51206,500
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
3.6908 of 5 stars
GBX 98.73
flat
GBX 113.44
+14.9%
+29.2%£57.78B£20.52B12.9959,400
NWG
NatWest Group
4.9065 of 5 stars
GBX 561.50
flat
GBX 712.86
+27.0%
+16.5%£44.76B£16.99B8.0461,000

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This page (LON:BARC) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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