Barclays Cancels Further Shares as Buy-Back Programme Reaches 51 Million Shares

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

Barclays PLC has continued its previously announced share buy-back programme by repurchasing 1,893,273 ordinary shares on 30 December 2025 from Citigroup Global Markets Limited, at prices ranging between 471.05p and 477.30p per share, with a volume-weighted average of 475.3675p, and intends to cancel all of these shares. Following this latest transaction, Barclays’ issued share capital will comprise 13,864,674,344 ordinary shares with voting rights and no treasury shares, providing a new reference figure for regulatory disclosure thresholds, while the bank has now bought back a total of 51,071,502 shares since the programme began in October at an average price of 447.6072p, underscoring its ongoing capital management and shareholder-return strategy.

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, providing retail and commercial banking, investment banking, credit cards and wealth management services to customers and institutions globally, with its shares traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Average Trading Volume: 40,814,118

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £64.99B

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