Analysts Offer Predictions for Barclays FY2027 Earnings

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank issued their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Barclays in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel expects that the financial services provider will earn $3.42 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Barclays’ current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $72.64 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.23 billion. Barclays had a return on equity of 8.33% and a net margin of 21.91%.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on BCS. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Barclays from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Barclays Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BCS opened at $25.97 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.45, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.71 billion, a PE ratio of 11.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 0.96. Barclays has a 1-year low of $12.14 and a 1-year high of $27.70. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $25.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.72.

Barclays Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a $0.3069 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 236.0%. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.20%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Barclays

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dorsey Wright & Associates boosted its stake in Barclays by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 107,134 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,727,000 after purchasing an additional 2,845 shares in the last quarter. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Barclays in the fourth quarter valued at $127,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Barclays in the fourth quarter valued at $457,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Barclays by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 54,471 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after buying an additional 6,617 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Barclays during the fourth quarter worth about $652,000. Institutional investors own 3.39% of the company’s stock.

Barclays Company Profile

Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) is a British multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in London. The firm provides a broad range of banking and financial products to individual, corporate and institutional customers. Its core activities span retail and business banking, credit cards and payments, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.

In retail and business banking, Barclays offers deposit accounts, mortgages, personal and business loans, and card services.