Barclays (BARC) Stock Overview
Provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 6/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Risk Analysis
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UK£5.64
FV
20.6% undervalued intrinsic discount8.65%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Barclays PLC Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£4.48 |
| 52 Week High | UK£5.54 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£3.16 |
| Beta | 0.90 |
| 1 Month Change | 2.98% |
| 3 Month Change | 9.19% |
| 1 Year Change | 38.53% |
| 3 Year Change | 185.76% |
| 5 Year Change | 149.94% |
| Change since IPO | 772.53% |
Recent News & Updates
New Narrative • Jun 03
Why Is Barclays Trading Below Book Value?
Barclays is currently trading at a price-to-book ratio of around 0.8, depending on the source used. In simple terms, this means that for every £100 of net assets attributable to shareholders on Barclays' balance sheet, the market is valuing those assets at approximately £80.
Narrative Update • May 27
BARC: Buyback And Small Business Partnership Will Support Stronger Future Returns
Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Barclays to £5.39, up from £5.30, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Barclays PLC has announced a share repurchase program of up to £500 million, with all repurchased ordinary shares to be cancelled and the program scheduled to end no later than October 24, 2026 (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Apr 29
BARC: Future Buybacks And Income Guidance Will Support Higher Share Price
Analysts have lifted their price target on Barclays to £X from £Y, reflecting updated views on revenue growth, profit margins, and a higher forward P/E assumption. What's in the News Barclays PLC has announced a new share repurchase program of up to £500 million, adding to its existing capital return activity (Buyback Transaction Announcements).Recent updates
New Narrative • Jun 03
Why Is Barclays Trading Below Book Value?
Barclays is currently trading at a price-to-book ratio of around 0.8, depending on the source used. In simple terms, this means that for every £100 of net assets attributable to shareholders on Barclays' balance sheet, the market is valuing those assets at approximately £80.Narrative Update • May 27
BARC: Buyback And Small Business Partnership Will Support Stronger Future Returns
Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Barclays to £5.39, up from £5.30, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Barclays PLC has announced a share repurchase program of up to £500 million, with all repurchased ordinary shares to be cancelled and the program scheduled to end no later than October 24, 2026 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 29
BARC: Future Buybacks And Income Guidance Will Support Higher Share Price
Analysts have lifted their price target on Barclays to £X from £Y, reflecting updated views on revenue growth, profit margins, and a higher forward P/E assumption. What's in the News Barclays PLC has announced a new share repurchase program of up to £500 million, adding to its existing capital return activity (Buyback Transaction Announcements).Narrative Update • Apr 15
BARC: Evelyn Bid And Wealth Expansion Will Support Stronger Future Returns
Analysts have nudged their price target on Barclays slightly higher, from £5.30 to roughly £5.30, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E levels as support for the revised view. What's in the News Barclays and Sage agreed a new partnership aimed at helping UK small businesses manage day-to-day administration, improve visibility of their finances and keep up with Making Tax Digital requirements through combined banking and accounting tools (Client announcement).Narrative Update • Apr 01
BARC: Future Income Guidance And Buybacks Will Support Higher Share Price
Analysts have trimmed their Barclays price target slightly to £5.90. This reflects updated assumptions on revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E that are now broadly in line with previous fair value estimates.Narrative Update • Mar 18
BARC: Future Income Guidance And Buybacks Will Support Stronger Share Price
Analysts have raised their price target for Barclays to £5.90 from £5.00, reflecting updated assumptions on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News Barclays and Sage agreed a new partnership aimed at helping small businesses save time on administration, improve visibility over their finances and keep up with evolving UK tax rules, including the expansion of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (Client announcement).Narrative Update • Mar 04
BARC: Evelyn Bid And Wealth Expansion Will Support Stronger Future Returns
Narrative Update on Barclays Analysts have lifted their price target on Barclays to £5.30 from £4.92, reflecting updated assumptions that include a slightly lower discount rate, modestly adjusted revenue growth expectations, a higher projected profit margin, and a lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Barclays issued earnings guidance for fiscal 2026, indicating expected Group total income of about £31b.
Narrative Update • Feb 17
BARC: Evelyn Bid And Capital Returns Will Likely Keep Shares Fairly Priced
Analysts have nudged their price target on Barclays higher, lifting fair value from £3.93 to £4.47 as they factor in updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and a lower future P/E. What's in the News Barclays completed the repurchase of 311,571,616 shares, around 2.19% of its share capital, for £1,232m under the buyback program announced on July 30, 2025, with purchases occurring between July 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025 (company announcement).Narrative Update • Feb 03
BARC: Prospective Evelyn Deal Will Likely Leave Shares Looking Expensive
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for Barclays from £3.23 to £3.93 per share, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E levels. What's in the News Reuters reported that Barclays is considering an acquisition of UK wealth manager Evelyn Partners, with a potential business value of over £2.5b and non binding offers requested by 10 December 2025, alongside interest from other banks such as NatWest Group, Lloyds and Royal Bank of Canada (Reuters).Narrative Update • Jan 20
BARC: Evelyn Bid Prospects And Wealth Expansion Will Support Measured Future Outlook
Analysts have lifted their price target on Barclays, citing a modest adjustment to fair value; slightly lower required return; marginally stronger revenue growth and profitability assumptions; and a higher expected future P/E multiple supporting the revised outlook. What's in the News Priority Technology Holdings Inc.Narrative Update • Jan 06
BARC: Wealth Expansion Plans And Evelyn Bid Interest Will Support Balanced Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their fair value price target for Barclays slightly, reflecting marginal tweaks to discount rate and forward P/E assumptions, while keeping revenue growth and profit margin expectations broadly unchanged. What's in the News Priority Technology Holdings Inc.Narrative Update • Dec 19
BARC: Modest Wealth Expansion Plans Will Support A Balanced Future Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target for Barclays slightly to reflect a modest uptick in fair value, supported by incremental improvements in projected revenue growth, profit margins, and future earnings multiples. What's in the News Priority Technology Holdings appointed Barclays as financial advisor to a committee of independent and disinterested directors overseeing strategic matters, underscoring ongoing demand for Barclays advisory capabilities (company announcement).Narrative Update • Dec 05
BARC: Marginal Margin Gains And Stable Outlook Will Support Measured Future Prospects
Narrative Update on Barclays Analysts have modestly raised their price target on Barclays, highlighting a slightly higher fair value estimate and improved profit margin outlook. These factors more than offset minor adjustments to discount rate and revenue growth assumptions, and they also incorporate a marginally richer forward P/E multiple.Narrative Update • Nov 20
BARC: Revenue Improvements And Margins Will Support Bullish Future Outlook
Barclays Analyst Price Target Receives Upward Revision Analysts have raised their price target for Barclays from $4.45 to $4.49. This adjustment reflects modest improvements in projected revenue growth, which slightly outweigh a small decrease in expected profit margins.Narrative Update • Nov 06
BARC: Profit Margins And Revenue Trends Will Support Fair Valuation Outlook
Barclays’ analyst price target has been revised upward from £4.17 to £4.45. Analysts cite stronger revenue growth projections and improved profit margins as key drivers behind the higher valuation.Narrative Update • Oct 22
Barclays Analyst Raises Price Target Amid Improved Outlook and Modest Valuation Adjustments
Narrative Update on Barclays: Analyst Price Target Revision Analysts have marginally increased their price target for Barclays, raising it from £4.16 to approximately £4.17. This change is attributed to subtle improvements in revenue growth projections and profitability metrics.Narrative Update • Oct 08
Digital Banking And Fintech Partnerships Will Underpin Future Success
Analysts have slightly raised their price target for Barclays to £4.16, citing improved outlooks on revenue growth and profit margins. What's in the News Barclays PLC commenced a share repurchase program on July 30, 2025, with authorization to buy back up to 10% of its issued share capital, following shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Sep 19
Digital Banking And Fintech Partnerships Will Underpin Future Success
Barclays’ consensus analyst price target saw a negligible increase from £4.07 to £4.11, as both the discount rate and future P/E multiple remained largely unchanged. What's in the News TELUS Corporation retained Barclays as its lead financial advisor.Narrative Update • Sep 04
Digital Banking And Fintech Partnerships Will Underpin Future Success
Barclays’ key valuation metrics, including Future P/E and revenue growth forecasts, remained largely stable, resulting in no meaningful change to the consensus analyst price target, which held at £4.07. What's in the News Barclays commenced a new share repurchase program, authorized to buy back up to 10% of issued share capital, with shares to be held as treasury shares for various corporate purposes.Analysis Article • Jul 30
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New Narrative • Nov 07
Tesco Bank Acquisition And Critical Efficiencies To Boost UK Growth And Shareholder Value
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| BARC | GB Banks | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -4.7% | -5.8% | -1.9% |
| 1Y | 38.5% | 41.0% | 14.9% |
Return vs Industry: BARC underperformed the UK Banks industry which returned 41% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BARC exceeded the UK Market which returned 14.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BARC volatility | |
|---|---|
| BARC Average Weekly Movement | 5.2% |
| Banks Industry Average Movement | 5.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: BARC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: BARC's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1690 | 93,000 | Venkat Venkatakrishnan | home.barclays |
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 current accounts, savings accounts, mortgages and unsecured lending, such as credit cards and loans retail banking, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services, as well as lending products.
Barclays PLC Fundamentals Summary
| BARC fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | UK£60.62b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£6.24b |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£27.09b |
9.7x
P/E Ratio0.8x
P/B RatioIs BARC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BARC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£27.09b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£0 |
| Gross Profit | UK£27.09b |
| Other Expenses | UK£20.85b |
| Earnings | UK£6.24b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
Jul 28, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.46 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 23.04% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 984.3% |
How did BARC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.9%
Current Dividend Yield20%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/06/09 06:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Barclays PLC is covered by 28 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jesús Gómez Dominguez | Banco Santander |
| Peter Richardson | Berenberg |
| Dirk Hoffmann-Becking | Bernstein |