Barclays Advances Buy-back with Further Share Cancellation

Barclays ( (GB:BARC) ) has shared an announcement.

Barclays PLC has continued executing its previously announced share buy-back programme, repurchasing 2,074,728 ordinary shares on 7 January 2026 on the London Stock Exchange from Citigroup Global Markets Limited at a volume-weighted average price of 481.9911 pence per share, with all of these shares to be cancelled. Following this latest tranche, Barclays’ issued share capital will be reduced to 13,855,749,717 ordinary shares with voting rights and no shares held in treasury, while the bank has now bought back a total of 60,983,332 shares since the programme began in October 2025, a move that tightens the share count and may enhance earnings per share and capital management metrics for shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BARC) stock is a Buy with a £560.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Barclays stock, see the GB:BARC Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:BARC Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:BARC is a Outperform.

Barclays’ strong financial performance and strategic initiatives, such as share buy-backs, drive a positive outlook. The technical indicators support a bullish trend, while valuation remains reasonable. Earnings call insights and corporate events further bolster confidence in the stock’s potential.

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More about Barclays

Barclays PLC is a UK-based global financial services group operating primarily in retail and commercial banking, investment banking, and wealth management, with its shares listed on the London Stock Exchange and widely held by institutional and retail investors subject to UK regulatory disclosure rules.

Average Trading Volume: 39,930,290

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £67.6B

Learn more about BARC stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.