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$17.84 +0.11 (+0.62%)
As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

Why is Barclays Up Today?

Barclays PLC (BCS) stock is trading higher today after a slate of corporate actions and upbeat analyst views:

  • Share buy-backs: The bank has cancelled roughly 3.8 million ordinary shares in two recent tranches (1.87 m and 1.89 m), tightening its share count and supporting earnings per share.
  • 52-week high & FY25 momentum: Barclays shares recently hit a 52-week trading high on optimism around an impressive start to fiscal 2025 and strong capital markets performance.
  • Senior hire: Appointment of Marc Warm as Global Co-Head of Capital Markets (alongside Tom Johnson and Travis Barnes) reinforces Barclays’ leveraged finance and debt capital markets leadership.
  • Position disclosures: Updates on stakes and short positions in Ireland’s Dalata Hotel Group signal active portfolio management, while BNP Paribas trimmed its BCS holding by ~44%, exerting modest selling pressure.

Collectively, aggressive buy-backs, positive FY25 guidance and a bolstered capital-markets team have driven the stock higher, offset only slightly by some institutional profit-taking.

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BCS Latest News

Barclays Discloses Positions in Dalata Hotel Group
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Quantinno Capital Management LP Purchases 27,851 Shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)
Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 7.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 390,237 shares of the financial services provi
Barclays Discloses Stake in Dalata Hotel Group
Barclays: An Impressive Start To FY25
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BNP Paribas Financial Markets Sells 137,693 Shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)
BNP Paribas Financial Markets cut its position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 44.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 172,939 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 137,693 shares during
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Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) Position Reduced by Pathstone Holdings LLC
Pathstone Holdings LLC decreased its position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 10.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,165,243 shares of the financial serv
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Focus Partners Wealth Has $4.59 Million Stock Position in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)
Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 56.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 345,089 shares of the financial services provider's stock after
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Rep. Bruce Westerman Sells Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) Shares
Representative Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS). In a filing disclosed on May 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Barclays stock on April 21st. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FISHER IRA" account
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Deutsche Bank AG Invests $50.19 Million in Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)
Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,776,435 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximate
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