Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BCS in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Barclays (BCS) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$24.87−0.77 (−3.0%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryBarclays closes at $24.87, down 3% on the day, sitting between its 50-day average of $27.19 and 200-day average of $25.10. The GekkoIndex reads 70.2, placing the stock in the Buying zone, and the price stands 12.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $28.35. Over the past month the stock is down 7.4%, though it remains up 19.7% over the past year.
This week's coverage centers on two threads. Barclays hosted its 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference, with presentations from firms including Huntington Bancshares, Flagstar Bank, Reinsurance Group of America, and commentary from Wells Fargo on loan growth momentum. Separately, Rosen Law Firm has publicized an investigation into potential securities claims tied to allegations that Barclays may have issued materially misleading business information to investors. Analyst sentiment during the period included a consensus "Hold" rating referencing quarterly EPS of $0.90 and revenue of $10.95 billion, both cited as above estimates, while shares were noted falling 1.71% to £4.70 on Tuesday, underperforming the FTSE 100's 0.37% decline and sitting 15.12% below the 52-week high set on 2 March.
Looking ahead, the next earnings date falls on 22 October 2026, 32 days out, before the open, following a prior quarter where EPS of $0.46 beat the $0.42 estimate with a -2.1% reaction. Two analyst firms currently show one buy and one hold, with a consensus target of $29.92. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows a -1.6% average return across the next 20 trading days, positive in 2 of those years, worth noting alongside the current setup.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $24.87200-day averageGekko Fair Value $28.35
Key stats
- Market cap
- $83.85B
- P/E ratio
- 9.9
- Forward P/E
- 7.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.61
- Revenue, TTM
- $28.14B
- Profit margin
- 27.9%
- Dividend yield
- 0.43%
- Beta
- 0.87
- Volume
- 7.24M avg 3.37M
- 1-year return
- +19.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.2%
- 50-day average
- $27.19
- 200-day average
- $25.10
- Next earnings
- Oct 22 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 3.35B
Barclays swing-trade checklist
Barclays scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $24.87 sits between the 50-day ($27.19) and 200-day ($25.10) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
70.2, Buying
Reading 70.2 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
12.3% below
Price is 12.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 32 days
Next report Oct 22, 2026, 32 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−1.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.6% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Barclays stock chart and price history
Barclays closed at $24.87 on Sep 18, 2026, +19.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $19.29 to $28.69.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −7.4%
- 3 months
- −5.5%
- 6 months
- +19.6%
- 1 year
- +19.7%
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About Barclays
Barclays supplies a wide array of banking and finance services to individuals and businesses spread across the UK, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Customers can access everyday banking products such as deposit and savings accounts, home loans, credit cards, and personal borrowing, together with services covering corporate banking, investment banking, wealth management, and asset management. It also handles trading in securities and the issuance of credit cards.
Operationally, the company is divided into distinct segments: Barclays UK, Barclays UK Corporate Bank, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, Barclays Investment Bank, and Barclays US Consumer Bank. Through these divisions it reaches everyday retail customers, corporate accounts, private and wealth management clients, and consumer banking customers in the United States, covering a mix of personal and institutional financial needs.
The bank dates back to 1690 and keeps its head office in London, United Kingdom. It once carried the name Barclays Bank public limited company before being renamed Barclays PLC in early 1985. Its stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker BCS.
- Sector
- Finance
- Website
- home.barclays
Barclays GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Barclays’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 70.2, in the Buying zone, up 11.2 points over five sessions.
70.2Buying
Up 11.2 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 13 | +1.7% | +11.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 88 | +2.6% | +8.0% | ||
| Neutral | 483 | +0.7% | +3.0% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | +0.1% | +3.3% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average BCS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is Barclays stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Barclays trades 12.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $28.35, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Barclays shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$28.35
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 16, 2026
12.3% Undervalued
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Barclays insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Barclays, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in BCS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds BCS.
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Barclays earnings: next date and track record
Barclays reports on Oct 22, 2026, before the open (32 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 22, 2026
Expected before the open, 32 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.68
- Revenue estimate
- $10.21B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.4%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Feb 10, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Barclays achieved all 2025 financial targets with 11.3% return on tangible equity, 9% revenue growth to £29.1 billion, and improved cost/income ratio to 61%. The bank delivered £3.7 billion in shareholder distributions including £2.5 billion in buybacks. All divisions generated double-digit RoTE, with strong organic loan growth and £700 million in efficiency savings exceeding the £500 million target.
- Guidance
- Management upgraded expected 2026 group income to circa £31 billion from previous £30 billion guidance, reflecting confidence in operational progress and stronger stable income streams.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.46 est $0.42 | $9.68B est $9.42B | −2.1% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $0.56 est $0.54 | $9.64B est $9.26B | +5.7% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.62 est $0.50 | $25.11B est $9.38B | +2.3% |
| May 9, 2025 | $0.66 est $0.68 | $9.95B est $9.31B | +2.1% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $0.21 est $0.19 | $7.13B est $9.17B | −3.3% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $0.56 est $0.43 | $8.58B est $8.41B | +1.0% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | $0.41 est $0.40 | $23.84B est $8.09B | −10.0% |
| Apr 25, 2024 | $0.58 est $0.46 | $8.73B est $8.51B | +8.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Barclays stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Barclays is $29.92, +20.3% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$29.92consensus 12-month target, +20.3% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
| Sep 1 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
| Aug 14 | Berenberg Bank | $33.50 | +34.7% |
| Jul 28 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
+11.6%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
−1.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Barclays seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Barclays averaged −1.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −3.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −1.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, BCS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.2%.
Barclays market cap and key statistics
Barclays’s market cap is $83.85B, with a P/E ratio of 9.9 and revenue of $28.14B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $83.85B
- P/E ratio
- 9.9
- Forward P/E
- 7.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.61
- Gekko Fair Value
- $28.35
Trading
- Volume
- 7.24M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.37M
- 52-week high
- $28.69
- 52-week low
- $19.29
- Shares outstanding
- 3.35B
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $28.14B
- Profit margin
- 27.9%
- Return on equity
- 10.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +44.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.87
- Typical daily move
- ±2.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.2%
- Dividend yield
- 0.43%
Barclays stock news this week
Coverage of Barclays this week reads neutral: 0 positive, 4 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Barclays Investor News: If You Have Suffered Losses in Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS), You Are Encouraged to Contact The Rosen Law Firm About Your RightsGlobeNewsWire, Sep 17
- Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) Presents at Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference TranscriptSeeking Alpha, Sep 16
- Wells Fargo Highlights Stronger Growth Momentum at Barclays ConferenceZacks Investment Research, Sep 16
- Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from AnalystsMarketBeat, Sep 16
- Rosen Law Firm Encourages Barclays PLC Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - BCSGuruFocus, Sep 15
- Flagstar Bank, National Association (FLG) Presents at Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference TranscriptSeeking Alpha, Sep 15
Barclays stock FAQ
What is Barclays’s market cap?
Barclays’s market cap is $83.85B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $24.87, with 3.35B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 9.9.
What is the Barclays stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Barclays is $29.92, +20.3% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Barclays stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Barclays is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $24.87 is 12.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $28.35. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Barclays report earnings next?
Barclays is expected to report on Oct 22, 2026, before the market opens (32 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.68 per share on revenue of $10.21B. Barclays beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.4% on average across the report.
What is Barclays’s 52-week high and low?
Barclays’s 52-week high is $28.69 and its 52-week low is $19.29; it closed at $24.87 on Sep 18, 2026, +19.7% over the past year.
Is Barclays stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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