Barclays Cancels Further Shares as Buy-Back Programme Reaches 47 Million Shares

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

Barclays PLC has repurchased and will cancel 1,919,782 ordinary shares as part of its ongoing share buy-back programme, paying a volume-weighted average price of 468.8032 pence per share in the latest transaction executed via Citigroup Global Markets on the London Stock Exchange. Following cancellation, Barclays’ issued share capital will consist of 13,868,285,913 ordinary shares with voting rights and no treasury shares, a reduction that slightly enhances earnings per share and may signal management’s confidence in the bank’s valuation, while also updating the share-count denominator used by investors for regulatory disclosure calculations; in total, since the buy-back began on 23 October 2025, the bank has repurchased 47,267,261 shares at an average price of 445.5510 pence.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BARC) stock is a Buy with a £515.00 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 major UK-based banking and financial services group, offering retail, corporate and investment banking, as well as wealth and credit card services, with its shares listed on the London Stock Exchange and widely held by institutional and retail investors.

Average Trading Volume: 40,870,151

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £64.97B

See more data about BARC stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.