Barclays (BCS) Competitors $18.33 -0.26 (-1.40%) Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.11 -0.22 (-1.20%) As of 08:33 AM 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, MUFG, C, TD, SAN, IBN, UBS, and SMFGShould 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), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Barclays vs. Its Competitors HSBC HDFC Bank Royal Bank Of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup Toronto Dominion Bank Banco Santander ICICI Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) and Barclays (NYSE:BCS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSBC or BCS? 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Barclays shares are owned by 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. Do analysts rate HSBC or BCS? HSBC currently has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.58%. Given HSBC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Barclays 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is HSBC or BCS a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Barclays pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. HSBC pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barclays pays out 27.9% 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. Which has higher earnings and 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$141.75B1.49$23.98B$5.4511.05Barclays$34.23B1.91$8.06B$1.979.30 Does the media prefer HSBC or BCS? In the previous week, Barclays had 20 more articles in the media than HSBC. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Barclays and 20 mentions for HSBC. HSBC's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Barclays' score of 0.24 indicating that HSBC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HSBC 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Barclays 12 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is HSBC or BCS more profitable? Barclays has a net margin of 21.27% compared to HSBC's net margin of 14.55%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.55% beat Barclays' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC14.55% 12.55% 0.81% Barclays 21.27%8.04%0.38% Which has more volatility & risk, HSBC or BCS? HSBC has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barclays has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHSBC beats Barclays on 10 of the 19 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$66.14B$66.82B$12.00B$20.43BDividend Yield2.98%3.65%5.61%3.76%P/E Ratio9.308.9519.9327.62Price / Sales1.911.9125.6836.40Price / Cash7.459.4621.1721.79Price / Book0.711.352.234.52Net Income$8.06B$6.85B$1.00B$984.47M7 Day Performance0.88%1.33%2.04%2.61%1 Month Performance2.35%3.15%3.57%4.99%1 Year Performance68.32%41.73%539.63%13.53% Barclays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCSBarclays4.6007 of 5 stars$18.33-1.4%N/A+68.6%$66.14B$34.23B9.3092,900Trending NewsHSBCHSBC2.1561 of 5 stars$59.00+1.0%$63.00+6.8%+37.5%$207.44B$68.12B10.83211,304Trending NewsHDBHDFC Bank1.4158 of 5 stars$74.98+0.5%N/A+19.7%$189.88B$55.70B22.72213,527Trending NewsRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.9521 of 5 stars$127.20-0.1%$193.00+51.7%+24.8%$179.42B$98.71B14.1394,838MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group4.0823 of 5 stars$13.43-0.6%N/A+26.0%$162.02B$89.51B12.79140,000Positive NewsCCitigroup4.9573 of 5 stars$79.42+1.2%$83.30+4.9%+36.0%$148.34B$170.76B12.55239,000Trending NewsTDToronto Dominion Bank4.2673 of 5 stars$71.21+0.5%$93.00+30.6%+35.7%$122.51B$88.27B10.44102,190Positive NewsSANBanco Santander4.1353 of 5 stars$8.00-1.4%N/A+74.1%$121.22B$66.96B9.20199,958Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeIBNICICI Bank2.0696 of 5 stars$32.73+0.3%N/A+16.8%$116.75B$22.68B20.98187,765Positive NewsGap UpUBSUBS Group3.9436 of 5 stars$31.06+2.1%N/A+12.7%$99.59B$84.56B20.57108,648Trending NewsSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.2443 of 5 stars$14.77-0.5%N/A+12.2%$95.62B$66.82B16.23120,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSBC Competitors HDFC Bank Competitors Royal Bank Of Canada Competitors Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Competitors Citigroup Competitors Toronto Dominion Bank Competitors Banco Santander Competitors ICICI Bank Competitors UBS Group Competitors Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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