Barclays PLC (BCS)Financial Services | Banks - Diversified | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
27.29 USD
-0.19
(-0.691%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:37 a.m. EDT
Barclays presents a compelling value case obscured by defensive market positioning. Fundamentally, the bank is trading at a discount to book value with a forward P/E of just 8x, supported by a robust 9-year price trajectory that has delivered nearly 140% cumulative gains without a trailing multi-year decline. The business shows healthy growth in both earnings and revenue, alongside a fortress-like balance sheet and a payout ratio that leaves ample room for capital return. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by intense hedging activity; the options market is screaming caution with massive put open interest at lower strikes, reflecting investor anxiety over specific credit risks and regulatory headwinds. While the statistical forecast offers only a weak lean upward, the disconnect between the attractive valuation and the fearful options flow suggests the market is pricing in a worst-case scenario that may be overly pessimistic given the strong underlying fundamentals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.068448 |
| MSTL | 0.086514 |
| AutoETS | 0.091166 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.091169 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 23.65 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.290 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.12 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-19 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-19 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.76 |
| Market Cap | 92,013,092,864 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.92 |
| Forward P/E | 8.04 |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Profit Margins | 26.77% |
| Website | https://home.barclays |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume and open interest concentrated well below current prices, particularly for September and December expirations. This suggests a fear of a significant downside gap or prolonged weakness. Conversely, call activity is sparse and heavily weighted toward strikes above the current price, indicating limited speculative appetite for immediate upside despite the stock trading near its 52-week highs.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.18% | 1.98% | 3.33% | 3.53% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.4742489 |
| Address1 | 1 Churchill Place |
| All Time High | 57.769585 |
| All Time Low | 2.534562 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 1,700 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,096,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,566,631 |
| Average Volume | 5,566,631 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,096,920 |
| Beta | 0.884 |
| Bid | 27.13 |
| Bid Size | 4,400 |
| Book Value | 24.94615 |
| City | London |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 27.29 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 27.37 |
| Day Low | 27.065 |
| Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.46 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.68 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,365,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,365,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.081 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.038 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,241,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,241,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,241,800 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.757 |
| Enterprise Value | 128,880,459,776 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.8221 |
| Eps Forward | 3.39547 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.29 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,771,545,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.9496 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.3404007 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.09380514 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 47.42489 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 28.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.1399994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.040098466 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 18.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.900002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.48395878 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 18.39 - 28.43 |
| Financial Currency | GBP |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 526,656,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.25 |
| Float Shares | 3,204,602,468 |
| Forward Eps | 3.39547 |
| Forward P E | 8.037179 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 93,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 27,092,000,768 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00005 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.088 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 3,371,677,916 |
| Industry | Banks - Diversified |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Diversified |
| Industry Key | banks-diversified |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,771,545,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.307 |
| 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 | 92,013,092,864 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_323899 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 6,242,999,808 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 90,799,465,479 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 27.32 |
| Operating Margins | 0.39755002 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.19600001 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.68 |
| Phone | 44 20 7116 1000 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.01999855 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.073254764 |
| Pre Market Price | 27.28 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,028,507 |
| Previous Close | 27.48 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.670104 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0939565 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.3963196 |
| Profit Margins | 0.26768 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.189999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.691407 |
| Regular Market Day High | 27.37 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 27.065 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 27.065 - 27.37 |
| Regular Market Open | 27.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 27.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 27.29 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,811,871 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0044299997 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09552 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.039 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.76 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 3,371,677,916 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0013 |
| Shares Short | 4,625,870 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,136,174 |
| Short Name | Barclays PLC |
| Short Ratio | 0.88 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BCS |
| Target High Price | 32.96 |
| Target Low Price | 23.8 |
| Target Mean Price | 29.19 |
| Target Median Price | 30.0 |
| Total Cash | 724,346,994,688 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 211.072 |
| Total Debt | 759,123,017,728 |
| Total Revenue | 27,092,000,768 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.086 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0031295489 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.29 |
| Trailing P E | 11.917031 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.6693 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 23.5832 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.7068005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1571797 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,811,871 |
| Website | https://home.barclays |
| Zip | E14 5HP |