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Barclays (BARC) Share Price, News & Analysis

GBX 228.45
-1.20 (-0.52%)
(As of 10/8/2024 ET)

About Barclays Stock (LON:BARC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
227.35
230.15
50-Day Range
206.20
234.05
52-Week Range
128.12
241.80
Volume
20.45 million shs
Average Volume
53.82 million shs
Market Capitalization
£33.22 billion
P/E Ratio
878.65
Dividend Yield
3.50%
Price Target
GBX 276
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Barclays PLC is a long-storied financial institution with its roots dating back to two goldsmith bankers in the City of London in 1690. Founders John Freame and Thomas Gould were Quakers and instrumental in funding the exploration and colonization of the New World.

James Barclay, at the request of the founders’ sons, became a partner in the company in 1736 and it took his name shortly after. The company grew until 1896 when 12 of Britain’s largest banks joined forces to form a joint stock company called Barclay’s & Co. That entity existed until 1971 when it changed its name to Barclays Bank International. The company took on its iconic coat of arms featuring an eagle and three crowns was adopted in 1937.

Along the way, the company made many advances in modern banking including the world’s first cash dispensing machine. The machine was put in place in the Enfield Town branch and worked with a paper check system. Another was the adoption of “personal bankers” in the late 1970s, an innovation that has been copied across the financial industry, and the UK's first bank cards in the 1980s. Then, in 1985, Barclay’s began to merge some of its branches and the parent company became the holding company we know and trade today.

Today, Barclays is headquartered in London but has operations in more than 40 countries. The company is listed on the London Stock exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. It is a constituent of the FTSE 100 and the 5th largest bank in Europe. Following the 2008 financial crisis, it was deemed systemically important. The company employs more than 80,000 people and has more than 1.38 billion in total assets.

Barclays operates through two segments Barclays UK and Barclays International. The company is known as a Universal Bank and provides a full range of products and services for commercial and investment banking clients. Among the company’s many benefits are deposit-oriented retail banking, lending products, and credit cards, investment banking, wealth and investment management.

Barclays has made dozens of acquisitions over the decades of its existence. Among the most notable was the purchase of Lehman Brothers assets in 2008. The purchase was made in the wake of Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and was seen as the only viable alternative. The move provided Barclays an in into the US market that it has since levered to great success. Barclays, in total, brought in more than $28 billion in fiscal 2022.





Barclays Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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49th Percentile Overall Score

BARC MarketRank™: 

Barclays scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Barclays has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Barclays has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Barclays' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 878.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barclays is 878.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 415.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Barclays has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barclays has a P/B Ratio of 0.59. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BARC.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Barclays is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.72%, 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 3,076.92%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Barclays' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BARC.
  • News Sentiment

    Barclays has a news sentiment score of 0.10. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Barclays this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for BARC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Barclays to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barclays insiders have sold 880.80% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £11,043.90 in company stock and sold £108,318.73 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.47% of the stock of Barclays is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    54.28% of the stock of Barclays is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

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

Barclays' stock was trading at GBX 153.78 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BARC shares have increased by 48.6% and is now trading at GBX 228.45.
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Shares of BARC stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barclays investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Endologix (ELGX), Glencore (GLEN), Barclays (BCS), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/20 Dividend
8/15/2024
Dividend Payable
9/20/2024
Today
10/08/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Banks - Diversified
Sub-Industry
Banking
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
87,400
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 276
High Stock Price Target
GBX 335
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 245
Potential Upside/Downside
+20.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£3.95 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£23.25 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 7,229.43 per share
Book Value
GBX 389 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
14,540,000,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£33.22 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.36
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This page (LON:BARC) was last updated on 10/8/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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