Barclays Reduces Share Count Further with Ongoing Buy-Back on London Market

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

Barclays PLC has continued executing its previously announced share buy-back programme with the repurchase and planned cancellation of 1,910,968 ordinary shares on 29 December 2025, at a volume-weighted average price of 470.9657p per share. Once these shares are cancelled, Barclays’ issued share capital will comprise 13,866,507,141 ordinary shares with voting rights and no treasury shares, a structure that affects the denominator used by shareholders for regulatory disclosure thresholds, while the bank has now repurchased a total of 49,178,229 shares since the buy-back began in October, signalling ongoing capital return to investors and a tighter share count that can enhance earnings per share over time.

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 universal bank providing retail, corporate and investment banking, as well as wealth management and payments services, with its ordinary shares listed on the London Stock Exchange and widely held by institutional and retail investors.

Average Trading Volume: 41,051,643

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £65.06B

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