Barclays (BCS) Competitors $16.08 -0.18 (-1.08%) Closing price 03/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.24 +0.17 (+1.06%) As of 03/26/2025 07:56 PM 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, MUFG, RY, HDB, C, UBS, IBN, TD, SAN, and SMFGShould you be buying Barclays stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barclays include HSBC (HSBC), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), HDFC Bank (HDB), Citigroup (C), UBS Group (UBS), ICICI Bank (IBN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Barclays vs. HSBC Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Royal Bank of Canada HDFC Bank Citigroup UBS Group ICICI Bank Toronto-Dominion Bank Banco Santander 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, HSBC or BCS? HSBC has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barclays has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HSBC or BCS? Barclays received 526 more outperform votes than HSBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.74% of users gave Barclays an outperform vote while only 58.25% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHSBCOutperform Votes94358.25% Underperform Votes67641.75% BarclaysOutperform Votes146966.74% Underperform Votes73233.26% Is HSBC or BCS a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $7.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Barclays pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. HSBC pays out 115.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barclays pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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$67.40B3.08$23.53B$6.209.41Barclays$26.23B2.20$8.06B$1.848.74 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HSBC or BCS more profitable? Barclays has a net margin of 20.81% compared to HSBC's net margin of 16.17%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.20% beat Barclays' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC16.17% 12.20% 0.79% Barclays 20.81%7.74%0.36% Do analysts prefer HSBC or BCS? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HSBC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Barclays 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer HSBC or BCS? In the previous week, HSBC had 3 more articles in the media than Barclays. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for HSBC and 37 mentions for Barclays. HSBC's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Barclays' score of 0.52 indicating that HSBC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HSBC 13 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barclays 12 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHSBC beats Barclays on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricBarclaysCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$57.80B$37.45B$11.37B$19.65BDividend Yield3.52%3.69%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio8.749.0322.8533.84Price / Sales2.201.6125.6327.96Price / Cash6.089.6317.6117.54Price / Book0.631.302.784.60Net Income$8.06B$3.43B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.82%0.59%0.86%-0.05%1 Month Performance2.41%2.93%496.49%-1.94%1 Year Performance70.74%30.09%536.82%5.06% Barclays Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCSBarclays4.4744 of 5 stars$16.08-1.1%N/A+73.7%$57.80B$26.23B8.7492,900Short Interest ↑HSBCHSBC2.4975 of 5 stars$57.83+1.3%N/A+46.9%$206.27B$67.40B9.33220,861Short Interest ↓MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group2.7847 of 5 stars$13.86+1.4%N/A+37.9%$167.20B$6.78T12.71135,000Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeRYRoyal Bank of Canada4.9427 of 5 stars$112.66+1.1%$156.50+38.9%+17.3%$159.04B$60.46B13.6494,838Positive NewsHDBHDFC Bank1.6391 of 5 stars$61.66+1.6%N/A+20.9%$156.13B$2.39T18.74213,527CCitigroup4.9872 of 5 stars$69.96+1.7%$83.93+20.0%+18.7%$131.84B$81.09B11.76239,000UBSUBS Group3.8169 of 5 stars$33.45+2.2%N/A+6.6%$107.24B$45.81B22.00112,842Positive NewsIBNICICI Bank2.1607 of 5 stars$29.84+1.9%N/A+21.1%$105.36B$1.95T19.76187,765Stock SplitTDToronto-Dominion Bank3.8619 of 5 stars$59.76+1.4%$80.50+34.7%+2.6%$104.70B$57.52B17.22102,190Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSANBanco Santander4.3714 of 5 stars$6.88+1.6%N/A+45.1%$104.17B$63.84B8.28212,764Short Interest ↓SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.3549 of 5 stars$16.04+0.8%N/A+35.2%$103.81B$5.12T15.57101,000 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSBC Competitors Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Competitors Royal Bank of Canada Competitors HDFC Bank Competitors Citigroup Competitors UBS Group Competitors ICICI Bank Competitors Toronto-Dominion Bank Competitors Banco Santander 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 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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