Barclays (LON:BARC) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Barclays (LON:BARC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The financial services provider reported GBX 8.60 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Barclays had a net margin of 19.54% and a return on equity of 6.97%.

Barclays Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of BARC opened at GBX 450.09 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 474.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 417.33. The stock has a market cap of £62.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36. Barclays has a 52 week low of GBX 223.75 and a 52 week high of GBX 506.40.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on BARC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Barclays from GBX 500 to GBX 570 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Barclays from GBX 480 to GBX 570 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Shore Capital Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Barclays from GBX 435 to GBX 500 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Barclays from GBX 455 to GBX 470 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 499.17.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Marc Moses acquired 1,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 481 per share, for a total transaction of £8,191.43. Also, insider Nigel Higgins bought 6,769 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 481 per share, for a total transaction of £32,558.89. Insiders bought a total of 25,650 shares of company stock worth $12,337,650 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Barclays

Here are the key news stories impacting Barclays this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple Barclays directors (including the chairman and several non-executives) acquired stock on Feb. 11 under the firm’s fee-in-stock policy — routine insider buying by board members can signal confidence and support sentiment. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays has continued its buy-back programme and cancelled further shares, shrinking the free float — a smaller share base plus buybacks tends to be supportive for the share price over time. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management has pledged significant returns to shareholders (FT: Barclays vows to return ~£15bn after a profit boost), which supports dividend/buyback-driven valuation narratives. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly results: Barclays reported GBX 8.60 EPS for the quarter with a 19.5% net margin and 6.97% RoE — solid operating margins but ROE remains modest relative to peers; the print is neither clearly transformative nor alarmingly weak. (Company release summarized in filings/updates)
• Negative Sentiment: Press scrutiny around executive pay — FT reports bank bosses’ pay at highest levels in over a decade (Barclays CEO ~£15m) — could raise governance and reputational concerns for investors sensitive to remuneration and public perception. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Historic governance/legal headline: an FT report says an Epstein trustee document contradicts testimony by former Barclays boss Jes Staley — such legacy issues can weigh on sentiment and raise regulatory/PR risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Disclosures of share disposals by some senior executives were also reported — insider selling can be read as a mild negative or routine regulatory filings; weigh these against the board-level purchases. Article Title

About 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 and Barclays International division segments. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985.