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Barclays PLC (BCS)

Financial Services | Banks - Diversified | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
22.79 USD -0.02 (-0.088%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 22.79

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:06 a.m. EDT

Barclays presents a compelling asymmetric setup where the business fundamentals have stabilized while the stock price remains depressed. The long-term outlook is solid; despite a recent trailing run of down years, the multi-year trajectory shows a robust +131% gain, and the latest annual performance was positive, indicating the worst of the structural decline may be over. Fundamentally, the company trades at a discount to book value with strong earnings growth (+44.6%) and a healthy payout ratio, supporting a 'solid long-term buy' rating. However, the short-term path is murky. The stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, creating technical resistance, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. While the options market is betting on a significant upside move, the immediate price action lacks the momentum to justify a high-conviction entry right now. The recent news of share buybacks provides a floor, but the lack of immediate price strength keeps the short-term rating cautious.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.041134
MSTL0.041772
AutoETS0.042056
AutoTheta0.092843

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 14.37
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.225
Excess Kurtosis -0.56
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Revenue per Share 8.156
Market Cap 75,955,650,560
Trailing P/E 8.80
Forward P/E 7.02
Beta 0.91
Profit Margins 27.87%
Website https://home.barclays

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate rebound, evidenced by heavy call volume at strikes significantly above the current price (e.g., 33.0 and 35.0 in Jan 2027), while put writing dominates the downside protection strategy. The massive open interest at deep out-of-the-money strikes suggests a belief in a substantial recovery rather than a continuation of the recent downtrend.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.12% 2.30% 3.08% 3.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 0.313000 1.120659
2026-02-20 0.307000 1.181224
2025-08-08 0.160000 0.802407
2025-02-28 0.274000 1.729798
2024-08-16 0.149000 1.255265
2024-02-29 0.267000 3.141176
2023-08-10 0.140000 1.866667
2023-02-23 0.244000 2.932692
2022-08-11 0.108000 1.278107
2022-03-03 0.217000 2.376780
2021-08-12 0.111000 1.068335
2021-02-25 0.055000 0.613155
2020-02-27 0.312000 3.979592
2019-08-08 0.145000 2.065527
2019-02-28 0.209000 2.413395
2018-08-09 0.131000 1.313942
2018-03-01 0.111000 0.959378
2017-08-09 0.052000 0.482375
2017-03-01 0.100000 0.881057
2016-08-10 0.053000 0.625738
2016-03-09 0.195000 2.085561
2015-11-04 0.061000 0.428070
2015-08-05 0.063000 0.361032
2015-05-06 0.062000 0.407895
2015-03-09 0.215000 1.367684
2014-11-05 0.064000 0.421607
2014-08-06 0.068000 0.463847
2014-05-14 0.068000 0.405728
2014-02-19 0.231000 1.356430
2013-11-06 0.064000 0.390720
2013-08-07 0.056221 0.349970
2013-05-01 0.057143 0.346757
2013-02-20 0.200922 1.133647
2012-11-07 0.058986 0.424402
2012-08-08 0.058065 0.563007
2012-05-02 0.059908 0.465284
2012-02-22 0.174194 1.262528
2011-11-08 0.058986 0.531119
2011-08-10 0.059908 0.612631
2011-05-05 0.060829 0.363433
2011-02-23 0.148387 0.780416
2010-11-17 0.059908 0.374209
2010-08-11 0.058986 0.328204
2010-05-12 0.055300 0.305346
2010-02-24 0.086636 0.490094
2009-11-18 0.061751 0.313817
2008-08-20 0.824885 3.789163
2008-03-05 1.617512 4.943663
2007-08-15 0.864516 1.898785
2007-03-07 1.474654 2.866355
2006-08-16 0.739171 1.610443
2006-03-01 1.118894 2.632835
2005-08-17 0.606452 1.601364
2005-02-23 1.082949 2.629223
2004-08-18 0.553917 1.576600
2004-02-25 0.937327 2.681961
2003-08-14 0.418433 1.453730
2003-02-26 0.797235 3.853007
2002-08-14 0.406452 1.520691
2002-02-27 0.632488 2.269531
2001-08-15 0.334562 1.090990
2001-02-21 0.564286 1.883847
2000-08-16 0.303226 1.292573
2000-02-23 0.525806 2.345020
1999-08-18 0.286636 1.063248
1999-02-24 0.458986 1.778571
1998-11-24 0.309908 1.393783
1998-08-19 0.289171 1.181178
1998-02-25 0.293779 1.033435
1997-08-20 0.247235 1.172678
1997-05-28 0.115207 0.604228
1997-02-28 0.368664 2.206899
1996-08-16 0.204147 1.547595
1996-03-08 0.197005 1.900004
1995-08-18 0.175115 1.737141
1995-03-24 0.242627 2.700003
1994-08-29 0.141935 1.687666
1994-03-21 0.148387 1.966411
1993-08-20 0.111521 1.586889
1993-03-19 0.103917 1.742994
1992-08-14 0.208065 3.863110
1992-03-13 0.249309 4.579899
1991-08-16 0.155760 2.146026
1991-03-15 0.233180 2.901796
1990-08-24 0.187788 3.149758
1990-03-16 0.199638 3.256377
1989-08-18 0.140388 2.584841
1989-03-07 0.165899 3.278057
1988-09-12 0.076037 1.751662
1988-03-03 0.171001 2.947524
1987-08-17 0.126234 2.152976
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.62
dividendYield 2.7
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.115
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0050416486
lastDividendValue 0.313
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.16156983
Address1 1 Churchill Place
All Time High 57.769585
All Time Low 2.534562
Ask 23.29
Ask Size 7,800
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,477,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,520,846
Average Volume 4,520,846
Average Volume10Days 6,477,050
Beta 0.906
Bid 22.1
Bid Size 1,600
Book Value 25.86311
City London
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 22.79
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 23.295
Day Low 22.73
Display Name Barclays
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Rate 0.62
Dividend Yield 2.7
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Earnings Growth 0.446
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.309
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.142
Enterprise Value 88,414,191,616
Eps Current Year 2.69538
Eps Forward 3.24488
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 25.5954
Fifty Day Average Change -2.805399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.10960559
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.156982
Fifty Two Week High 28.69
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.8999996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20564654
Fifty Two Week Low 19.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.3100014
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16991794
Fifty Two Week Range 19.48 - 28.69
Financial Currency GBP
First Trade Date Milliseconds 526,656,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.86
Float Shares 3,178,862,033
Forward Eps 3.24488
Forward P E 7.0233727
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 93,000
Fullday Change -0.01999855
Fullday Change Percent -0.08767449
Fullday Price 22.79
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 28,141,000,704
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00005
Held Percent Institutions 0.09097999
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,332,849,568
Industry Banks - Diversified
Industry Disp Banks - Diversified
Industry Key banks-diversified
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Last Dividend Value 0.313
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,379,548,800
Last Split Factor 1,085:1000
Long Business Summary 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. 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.
Long Name Barclays PLC
Market us_market
Market Cap 75,955,650,560
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_323899
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 6,842,999,808
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 82,200,823,493
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 23.13
Operating Cashflow -949,000,000
Operating Margins 0.42951
Payout Ratio 0.17909999
Peg Ratio 0.88
Phone 44 20 7116 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 22.79
Post Market Time 1,792,185,686
Previous Close 22.81
Price Eps Current Year 8.455209
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8811779
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.6991098
Profit Margins 0.2787
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0199986
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0876745
Regular Market Day High 23.295
Regular Market Day Low 22.73
Regular Market Day Range 22.73 - 23.295
Regular Market Open 23.13
Regular Market Previous Close 22.81
Regular Market Price 22.79
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,803
Regular Market Volume 5,022,186
Return On Assets 0.0047299997
Return On Equity 0.10092
Revenue Growth 0.156
Revenue Per Share 8.156
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 3,332,849,568
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0016
Shares Short 5,377,001
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,809,991
Short Name Barclays PLC
Short Ratio 1.23
Source Interval 15
Symbol BCS
Target High Price 33.5
Target Low Price 27.1
Target Mean Price 29.9225
Target Median Price 29.545
Total Cash 771,663,003,648
Total Cash Per Share 227.579
Total Debt 782,348,976,128
Total Revenue 28,141,000,704
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.115
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0050416486
Trailing Eps 2.59
Trailing P E 8.799229
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.9519
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 25.03805
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.2480488
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0897853
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,022,186
Website https://home.barclays
Zip E14 5HP