Barclays FY2026 EPS Estimate Lowered by Erste Group Bank

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) – Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank reduced their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Barclays in a report released on Tuesday, March 24th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.81 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.82. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Barclays’ current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share.

BCS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Barclays from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Barclays in a 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. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Barclays in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Barclays in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Barclays presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Barclays Price Performance

NYSE BCS opened at $20.24 on Friday. Barclays has a one year low of $12.14 and a one year high of $27.70. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $24.23 and a 200 day moving average of $23.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.45, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market capitalization of $69.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.84, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.95.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.04. Barclays had a return on equity of 8.33% and a net margin of 21.91%.The firm had revenue of $9.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.23 billion.

Barclays Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a $0.3069 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 236.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio is 25.33%.

Institutional Trading of Barclays

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Barclays by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,186 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Barclays by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 42,600 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $881,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Barclays by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 14,886 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co. increased its stake in shares of Barclays by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 122,957 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,129,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in Barclays by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,315 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $110,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares during the period. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.