Barclays Cancels Further Shares Under Ongoing Buy-back Programme

Barclays ( (GB:BARC) ) just unveiled an update.

Barclays has bought back 1,875,020 of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange, at a volume-weighted average price of 479.9947 pence per share, and intends to cancel all of them as part of the share repurchase programme launched in October 2025. Following this latest tranche, Barclays’ issued share capital will comprise 13,862,959,776 ordinary shares with voting rights and no treasury shares, and the bank has now repurchased a total of 52,946,522 shares under the current programme, a move that reduces share count and may enhance earnings per share while providing a new reference denominator for investors reporting holdings under UK disclosure rules.

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 UK-based global financial services group operating primarily in banking and investment services. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the group provides retail and corporate banking, investment banking, and wealth management solutions to a broad base of individual, corporate and institutional clients.

Average Trading Volume: 39,678,153

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £66.39B

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