Barclays stock analysis
Barclays (BCY) Stock Price & Analysis
BCY Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 5.17 - EUR 5.24
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 4.21 - EUR 6.30
- Previous Close
- EUR 5.22
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 163.88K
- Market Cap
- EUR 69.16B
- Enterprise Value
- -EUR 182.75B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 455.96B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 137.94B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 8.5
- Beta
- 1.24
- Next Earnings
- Feb 09, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.11
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Aug 06, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 2.58%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Diversified Recurring Income
Growing stable income streams that now cover more than total group costs provide a stronger earnings base across market cycles. This diversification can reduce reliance on volatile trading or transaction fees and support more predictable profitability over the next several quarters.
Strong UK Franchise
High returns across Barclays UK, Corporate Bank, and Private Bank demonstrate strong franchise economics and effective customer monetization. Continued lending, client-asset, and market-share growth can reinforce Barclays’ competitive position and provide durable revenue support.
Capital Strength And Flexibility
A robust CET1 ratio and continuing capital generation give Barclays capacity to absorb losses, fund selected growth, and maintain shareholder distributions. Greater regulatory clarity also improves capital planning and supports flexibility through changing credit and market conditions.
Bears Say
High And Rising Leverage
Leverage of roughly 2.8 times equity, combined with a rising trend, increases the balance sheet’s sensitivity to credit losses, funding pressure, and tighter financial conditions. It can also constrain capital allocation if stress rises across Barclays’ lending and markets businesses.
Choppy Revenue And Markets Exposure
The reversal from earlier revenue growth to a 2025 decline highlights earnings sensitivity across cycles. Weaker fixed-income intermediation and income below plan show that transaction and markets activity can still offset otherwise solid franchise performance over the medium term.
Credit And Funding Pressure
Elevated expected losses in the US Consumer Bank can weigh on profitability and capital generation, while intense deposit competition raises funding costs. Together, these pressures may compress margins and make Barclays’ earnings targets more dependent on growth elsewhere in the group.
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Company Description
Barclays
Barclays PLC, a global financial services provider operating through its subsidiaries, delivers a comprehensive array of financial products and services across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The institution's operations are divided into two main segments: Barclays UK and Barclays International. Its diverse offerings encompass retail banking, credit card services, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management. Furthermore, the company actively participates in securities trading and is a significant issuer of credit cards. Established in 1690, the firm was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited, adopting its current name, Barclays PLC, in January 1985. Its corporate headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom.
- Sector
- Financial
- Industry
- Banks - Diversified
- CEO
- Coimbatore Sundararajan Venkatakrishnan
- Employees
- 93,000
- Website
- www.home.barclays
- Address
- 1 Churchill Place, London, GL, E14 5HP, GB
Barclays (BCY) Earnings & Revenues
BCY Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was predominantly positive. Barclays reported strong profit, EPS, RoTE, capital generation, shareholder distributions, U.K. franchise growth, equities performance, and progress on technology-enabled efficiency. Management reiterated its major financial targets and expressed confidence in the plan. The main challenges were weaker FICC intermediation, Q3 income below expectations, higher restructuring and investment costs, U.S. Consumer Bank pricing and cost headwinds, deposit competition, and expected higher Q4 credit charges. These concerns were acknowledged but did not outweigh the breadth of reported operational and financial progress.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 6 | 0 | 6 |











