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Barclays (BCS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.46 -0.44 (-2.92%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$14.66 +0.20 (+1.38%)
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About Barclays Stock (NYSE:BCS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.45
$14.65
50-Day Range
$12.70
$14.92
52-Week Range
$7.07
$14.92
Volume
16.74 million shs
Average Volume
17.48 million shs
Market Capitalization
$52.19 billion
P/E Ratio
9.84
Dividend Yield
2.07%
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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77th Percentile Overall Score

BCS MarketRank™: 

Barclays scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 289th out of 944 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 13.73% in the coming year, from $1.53 to $1.74 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 9.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.61.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 9.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.95.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Barclays has a PEG Ratio of 0.43. 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 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Barclays' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.34% 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 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barclays has recently increased by 34.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Barclays pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Barclays is 20.41%. 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 17.24% next year. This indicates that Barclays will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

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

    0.34% 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 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barclays has recently increased by 34.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Barclays has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Barclays this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for BCS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 8 people have added Barclays to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BCS stock has increased by 8.8% and is now trading at $14.4650.
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Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The financial services provider earned $8.52 billion during the quarter. Barclays had a net margin of 17.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.30%.

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 investors of Barclays include Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.04%), Ritholtz Wealth Management (0.01%), Park Avenue Securities LLC and SG Americas Securities LLC.
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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

Last Earnings
10/24/2024
Today
1/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/13/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Banking
Fax
N/A
Employees
92,400
Year Founded
1690

Profitability

Net Income
$6.54 billion
Pretax Margin
26.01%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$31.56 billion
Cash Flow
$2.20 per share
Book Value
$23.59 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,608,070,000
Free Float
3,607,349,000
Market Cap
$53.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.41

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This page (NYSE:BCS) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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