Barclays Advances Share Buy-Back With Further Cancellation of Ordinary Shares

An announcement from Barclays ( (GB:BARC) ) is now available.

Barclays PLC has continued its share buy-back programme by purchasing and cancelling 2,522,940 ordinary shares on 21 January 2026 on the London Stock Exchange, at a volume-weighted average price of 475.0654p per share. Following this transaction, Barclays’ issued share capital will consist of 13,833,671,348 ordinary shares with voting rights and no shares held in treasury, a figure that will be used by investors for regulatory disclosure thresholds, while the ongoing buy-back—now totalling 86,403,909 shares repurchased since October 2025—effectively reduces the bank’s share count and can enhance earnings per share and capital management metrics for shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BARC) stock is a Buy with a £530.00 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.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:BARC stock, click here.

More about Barclays

Barclays PLC is a major UK-based global financial services group, operating primarily in retail and commercial banking, investment banking, and wealth management. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it focuses on serving individual, corporate and institutional clients across multiple markets, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index.

Average Trading Volume: 40,326,618

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £66.28B

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