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Barclays Plc (BCS)
NYSE:BCS
BCS Stock Chart & Stats
$22.38
-$0.15(-1.13%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$22.38
-$0.15(-1.13%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$12.14 - $27.70
Previous CloseN/A
Volume8.97M
Average Volume (3M)6.62M
Market Cap
$83.89B
Enterprise Value$50.52B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$407.56B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$170.76B
Price to Earnings (P/E)10.5
Beta1.21
Next Earnings
Apr 28, 2026EPS Estimate
0.81Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.71%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.47
Shares Outstanding3,449,315,200
10 Day Avg. Volume7,348,220
30 Day Avg. Volume6,616,862
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.42
Price to Book (P/B)0.86
Price to Sales (P/S)2.48
P/FCF Ratio-8.26
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.60
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.80
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.81
Enterprise Value/Ebitda6.99
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)2.9
Revenue Forecast (FY)$41.85B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Predictable NII Via Structural HedgesMaterial structural hedge income and an extended hedge duration create a more predictable net interest income profile across rate cycles. That reduces short‑term sensitivity to market rate moves, underpins 2026 NII guidance and supports durable RoTE improvement and planning visibility.
Capital Strength And Shareholder ReturnsA CET1 ratio at the top of management's target range together with explicit multi‑year distribution guidance shows the bank retains regulatory cushion while returning capital. This supports confidence in funding stability, access to markets, and sustained shareholder distributions over the medium term.
Clear Cost-efficiency ProgramA quantified efficiency program that has already delivered meaningful savings provides a credible path to lower cost/income and higher margins. Sustained execution of these efficiencies should structurally improve profitability and RoTE by 2026–28, enhancing long‑term operational scalability.
Bears Say
Leverage Spike In 2025A sharp increase in leverage materially raises financial and regulatory risk, reducing strategic flexibility. Higher debt levels increase sensitivity to funding stress, constrain capital allocation choices and could necessitate higher capital buffers or slower buybacks if the leverage persists into 2026.
Volatile Cash GenerationInconsistent operating and free cash flow undermines the bank's ability to self‑fund investment, capital returns and buffers. Persistent cash conversion volatility increases reliance on wholesale funding and makes sustaining dividends, buybacks or large investments more uncertain over the medium term.
US Consumer Bank Impairment PressuresElevated loan‑loss provisioning tied to USCB portfolio migration is a structural headwind to that division's returns. Higher through‑the‑cycle loss rates compress RoTE, raise capital needs and could persist into 2026–27, reducing the durability of group earnings from acquired portfolios.
Barclays News
BCS FAQ
What was Barclays Plc’s price range in the past 12 months?
Barclays Plc lowest stock price was $12.14 and its highest was $27.70 in the past 12 months.
What is Barclays Plc’s market cap?
Barclays Plc’s market cap is $83.89B.
When is Barclays Plc’s upcoming earnings report date?
Barclays Plc’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 28, 2026 which is in 56 days.
How were Barclays Plc’s earnings last quarter?
Barclays Plc released its earnings results on Feb 10, 2026. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.423 by $0.047.
Is Barclays Plc overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Barclays Plc’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Barclays Plc pay dividends?
Barclays Plc pays a Semiannually dividend of $0.162 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.71%. See more information on Barclays Plc dividends here
What is Barclays Plc’s EPS estimate?
Barclays Plc’s EPS estimate is 0.81.
How many shares outstanding does Barclays Plc have?
Barclays Plc has 3,449,315,200 shares outstanding.
What happened to Barclays Plc’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Barclays Plc reported an EPS of $0.47 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.423. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.057%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Barclays Plc?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in BCS
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Barclays Stock Smart Score
Outperform
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Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
BCS Sentiment 70%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 3.1M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 2.3%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.6%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.6%
News Sentiment
Bearish
Bullish news 40%
Bearish news 60%
Bearish news 60%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
60.65%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
10.00%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
9.23%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Barclays Plc
Barclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK; Barclays UK Corporate Bank; Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management; Barclays Investment Bank; and Barclays US Consumer Bank segments. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services, as well as lending products. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities and issuing of credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank public limited company and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
BCS Company Deck
BCS Earnings Call
Q4 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents a broadly positive outlook: Barclays met or beat its 2025 targets, upgraded 2026 income guidance, improved profitability and efficiency metrics, strengthened capital and liquidity positions, and laid out an ambitious but disciplined 2026–28 plan focused on targeted investment (technology/AI), growth in higher-return U.K. businesses, and sustained shareholder distributions. Material near-term headwinds remain — notably a higher 2025 cost base (including one-offs and Tesco integration), elevated impairment expectations in the U.S. Consumer Bank in 2026 (post-acquisitions), mortgage book product-margin pressure in H1 2026, and regulatory RWA/capital timing uncertainty — but management framed these as known, manageable, and largely temporary, with clear mitigation and a path to improving cost/income and RoTE by 2028.View all BCS earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Ownership Overview
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Insiders
0.23% Mutual Funds
― Other Institutional Investors
99.54% Public Companies and Individual Investors