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Barclays (BCS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$16.28 +0.46 (+2.91%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$16.26 -0.02 (-0.09%)
As of 05/2/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
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About Barclays Stock (NYSE:BCS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$16.07
$16.36
50-Day Range
$12.66
$16.28
52-Week Range
$10.16
$16.36
Volume
15.22 million shs
Average Volume
14.50 million shs
Market Capitalization
$58.32 billion
P/E Ratio
8.85
Dividend Yield
3.38%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Barclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International division segments. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Barclays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

BCS MarketRank™: 

Barclays scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Barclays are expected to grow by 25.00% in the coming year, from $2.00 to $2.50 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 8.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.95.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 8.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.39.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Barclays has a PEG Ratio of 0.39. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barclays has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.44% of the float of Barclays has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barclays has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barclays has recently decreased by 14.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Barclays is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Barclays does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Barclays is 29.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Barclays will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.00% next year. This indicates that Barclays will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Barclays' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.44% of the float of Barclays has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barclays has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barclays has recently decreased by 14.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Barclays has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 88 news articles for Barclays this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for BCS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Barclays to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barclays insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.02% of the stock of Barclays is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 3.39% of the stock of Barclays is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Barclays' insider trading history.
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BCS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Barclays' stock was trading at $13.29 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BCS stock has increased by 22.5% and is now trading at $16.28.
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Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.04. The financial services provider had revenue of $10.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.37 billion. Barclays had a net margin of 20.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.74%.
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Barclays subsidiaries include these companies: First Assurance, Oakes Millers Ltd, Analog Analytics, Standard Life Aberdeen, Expobank, Walbrook Group Ltd, Nile Bank, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Barclays include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.05%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.02%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.02%).
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Shares of BCS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barclays investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/4 Dividend
2/28/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/4 Dividend
2/28/2025
Dividend Payable
4/04/2025
Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
5/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:BCS
Fax
N/A
Employees
87,400
Year Founded
1690

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
8.85
Forward P/E Ratio
8.14
P/E Growth
0.39
Net Income
$8.06 billion
Pretax Margin
30.27%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$26.23 billion
Cash Flow
$2.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.08
Book Value
$25.67 per share
Price / Book
0.63

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,582,029,000
Free Float
3,604,658,000
Market Cap
$58.32 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.11

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This page (NYSE:BCS) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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