Barclays (BCS) Competitors $19.56 +0.17 (+0.85%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.57 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 04:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BCS vs. HSBC, HDB, RY, C, MUFG, SAN, TD, UBS, IBN, and BBVAShould you be buying Barclays stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barclays include HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Citigroup (C), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Banco Santander (SAN), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), UBS Group (UBS), ICICI Bank (IBN), and Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Barclays vs. Its Competitors HSBC HDFC Bank Royal Bank Of Canada Citigroup Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Banco Santander Toronto Dominion Bank UBS Group ICICI Bank Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) and Barclays (NYSE:BCS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HSBC or BCS? 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Barclays shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Barclays shares are held 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. Does the media prefer HSBC or BCS? In the previous week, Barclays had 70 more articles in the media than HSBC. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Barclays and 30 mentions for HSBC. HSBC's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Barclays' score of 0.16 indicating that HSBC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HSBC 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barclays 20 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 45 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 13 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer HSBC or BCS? HSBC currently has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.55%. Given HSBC's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HSBC is more favorable than Barclays.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HSBC 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Barclays 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is HSBC or BCS more profitable? Barclays has a net margin of 22.11% compared to HSBC's net margin of 13.48%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.73% beat Barclays' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC13.48% 12.73% 0.81% Barclays 22.11%8.49%0.40% Which has more risk & volatility, HSBC or BCS? HSBC has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barclays has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, HSBC or BCS? 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 RatioHSBC$141.75B1.54$23.98B$5.0512.41Barclays$34.23B2.02$8.06B$2.179.01 Is HSBC or BCS a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Barclays pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. HSBC pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barclays pays out 25.3% 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. SummaryHSBC and Barclays tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Barclays News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BCS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BCS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarclaysBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$69.06B$66.93B$12.15B$20.65BDividend Yield2.87%3.69%5.65%3.67%P/E Ratio9.018.8219.8929.28Price / Sales2.024.5325.8662.24Price / Cash7.749.4221.3123.31Price / Book0.681.352.134.42Net Income$8.06B$6.72B$1.00B$995.90M7 Day Performance-1.59%1.56%0.00%-0.17%1 Month Performance7.18%2.13%-0.21%-0.69%1 Year Performance82.42%52.19%544.32%15.60% Barclays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCSBarclays4.1533 of 5 stars$19.56+0.9%N/A+82.9%$69.06B$34.23B9.0192,900Trending NewsDividend CutHSBCHSBC1.6475 of 5 stars$61.82+0.7%$63.00+1.9%+53.3%$215.83B$69.07B12.24211,304Earnings ReportHDBHDFC Bank2.1547 of 5 stars$76.46-0.7%N/A+30.5%$193.61B$55.70B23.45214,521Positive NewsRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.6675 of 5 stars$129.94+1.0%$193.00+48.5%+23.7%$182.66B$62.13B14.4494,838CCitigroup4.9263 of 5 stars$92.03+0.2%$96.54+4.9%+62.7%$171.89B$83.11B13.59239,000Trending NewsMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group4.1879 of 5 stars$13.79-1.0%N/A+47.2%$166.35B$89.51B13.13150,800Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsSANBanco Santander3.1397 of 5 stars$8.67+3.2%N/A+98.6%$128.98B$63.56B9.63199,958Earnings ReportGap UpTDToronto Dominion Bank3.9844 of 5 stars$73.48+1.3%$93.00+26.6%+30.7%$126.03B$58.76B10.77102,190Positive NewsShort Interest ↑UBSUBS Group3.4569 of 5 stars$37.34+1.8%N/A+34.2%$119.72B$45.54B19.75108,648Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap UpIBNICICI Bank2.0744 of 5 stars$33.20-1.3%N/A+18.1%$118.46B$2.10T20.50187,765Stock SplitBBVABanco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria3.0375 of 5 stars$17.07+2.4%N/A+80.3%$99.62B$39.82B8.98125,916Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSBC Competitors HDFC Bank Competitors Royal Bank Of Canada Competitors Citigroup Competitors Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Competitors Banco Santander Competitors Toronto Dominion Bank Competitors UBS Group Competitors ICICI Bank Competitors Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BCS) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?The Secret Crypto That Billionaires Are Hoarding When these hit, the current price will look like pocket ch...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredGreen Light for These StocksGuess Who Washington Will Partner With Next? 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