Barclays Continues Share Buy-Back, Cancels Additional 2.5 Million Shares

Barclays ( (GB:BARC) ) has provided an update.

Barclays PLC has continued its ongoing share buy-back programme, repurchasing 2,467,332 ordinary shares on 22 January 2026 on the London Stock Exchange from Citigroup Global Markets at a volume-weighted average price of 486.3552p per share. The bank plans to cancel all of these shares, reducing its issued share capital to 13,831,397,767 ordinary shares with voting rights and providing an updated denominator for investors’ regulatory disclosure calculations; in total, since launching the programme on 23 October 2025, Barclays has bought back 88,871,241 shares at an average price of 461.9913p, underscoring its ongoing capital-return strategy and potential support for earnings per share.

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.

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More about Barclays

Barclays PLC is a major UK-based financial services group operating primarily in banking and investment services. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it issues ordinary shares with voting rights that are widely held by institutional and retail investors and subject to the UK’s regulatory disclosure and transparency regime.

Average Trading Volume: 40,097,795

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £66.28B

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