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Barclays (BCS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$22.72 -0.35 (-1.50%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$23.19 +0.47 (+2.08%)
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Barclays - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold
Based on 10 Analyst Ratings
Sell
0
Hold
6
Buy
4

Based on 10 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Barclays in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 10 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for BCS.

Consensus Price Target

N/A

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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BCS Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
10/14/25 to 10/14/26		1 Month Ago
9/14/25 to 9/14/26		3 Months Ago
7/16/25 to 7/16/26		1 Year Ago
10/14/24 to 10/14/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
4 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
Hold
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price TargetN/AN/AN/AN/A
Forecasted UpsideN/AN/AN/AN/A
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate BuyBuy

BCS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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BCS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Barclays Stock vs. The Competition

TypeBarclaysFinance CompaniesBroader Market
Consensus Rating Score
2.40
2.28
2.53
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted UpsideN/A40.37% Upside19.90% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Report Date
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside		Details
9/2/2026
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
3 of 5 stars
 DowngradeOverweight ➝ Equal Weight
9/1/2026
Bank of America Corporation logo
Bank of America
4 of 5 stars
 DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral
8/3/2026
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
3 of 5 stars
 UpgradeBuy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
7/16/2026
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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 Reiterated RatingNeutral
6/24/2026
Berenberg Bank logo
Berenberg Bank
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 Initiated CoverageBuy
6/12/2026
Piper Sandler logo
Piper Sandler
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 UpgradeOverweight ➝ Buy
4/29/2026
Royal Bank Of Canada logo
Royal Bank Of Canada
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 Reiterated RatingOutperform
4/14/2026
BNP Paribas Exane logo
BNP Paribas Exane
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 DowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral
3/19/2026
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Zacks Research
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 DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold
3/5/2026
Erste Group Bank AG logo
Erste Group Bank
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 Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Hold

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Should I Buy Barclays Stock? BCS Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Barclays pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Barclays
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Barclays PLC:

  • Barclays PLC is currently trading at $22.98, which is significantly below its 52-week high of $28.68, offering a potential entry point for investors looking to capitalize on a recent pullback from peak valuations.
  • The company demonstrated strong financial performance in its most recent quarter, reporting earnings per share of $0.90, which beat the consensus estimate of $0.89, alongside a net margin of 22.27% and a return on equity of 8.80%.
  • Management has highlighted resilient demand in the United Kingdom, with nominal GDP growth above 4% and rising real wages supporting loan growth, including a 5% increase in U.K. loan growth in the first half of the year.
  • Barclays PLC is actively expanding its technology capabilities, including a recent partnership with Anthropic to integrate AI tools across engineering, markets, and user support, which aims to improve operational efficiency and customer service.
  • The stock offers a dividend yield of 2.58%, providing a steady income stream for investors, with a recent dividend payment of $0.3134 per share issued to stockholders of record in August 2026.

Barclays
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in Barclays PLC for these reasons:

  • Rosen Law Firm is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders, alleging that Barclays PLC may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public, which poses a legal and reputational risk.
  • The consensus rating from analysts has shifted to "Hold" as of September 2026, with several firms, including Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, downgrading their ratings to "neutral" or "equal weight" in late 2026.
  • Short interest in the stock increased by 35.25% in the most recent reporting period, with 6,505,373 shares shorted, indicating growing bearish sentiment among traders who expect the stock price to decline.
  • Barclays PLC faces intense competition in the U.K. deposit market, particularly in fixed-term deposits, which could pressure net interest income despite the company's guidance of around £8.2 billion for the year.
  • The company's debt-to-equity ratio stands at 5.76, a high level of leverage that could limit financial flexibility and increase vulnerability to economic downturns or rising interest rates.

BCS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barclays in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BCS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BCS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Barclays's stock has a predicted downside of -100.00% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Barclays's stock had 2 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.

Barclays has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Barclays also publishes sell-side equities research reports and recommendations about other companies, which can be viewed at its brokerage rating page.

Analysts like Barclays more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Barclays is 2.40 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.28. Learn more on how BCS compares to other companies.

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MarketBeat monitors more than a dozen sources for Barclays analyst ratings, with the most recent rating issued on 9/2/2026.
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