BARC:LSEBarclays PLC analysis
Data as of Oct 20, 2026 - not real-time
- Latest price
- £409.75
- Risk: medium
- 4/10Medium risk
Summary
At £409.75, Barclays PLC shows no decisive moving-average alignment, leaving the trend neutral. Over a rolling month the price has lost 17.7%. Relative strength is 26.0 — oversold — and the MACD signal is bearish. Price has been bracketed by support at £408.85 and resistance at £503.00.
Multiples put this in undervalued territory: 8.5 times earnings against the sector's 15.7. Analyst price targets sit 39.9% above the current price. Revenue is growing at 15.6% on a 27.9% profit margin. The 2.75% dividend yield looks covered by current payout levels.
Risk scores 4 out of 10, which is moderate for this asset class. With 30-day volatility of 27.5%, a beta of 0.68 and a maximum drawdown of 25.5%, position sizing matters here. The wider market backdrop reads extreme greed at 88 on the fear-greed composite.
Timeframes disagree: the short-term read is hold while the long-term read is buy, conviction 6 out of 10.
Multiples put this in undervalued territory: 8.5 times earnings against the sector's 15.7. Analyst price targets sit 39.9% above the current price. Revenue is growing at 15.6% on a 27.9% profit margin. The 2.75% dividend yield looks covered by current payout levels.
Risk scores 4 out of 10, which is moderate for this asset class. With 30-day volatility of 27.5%, a beta of 0.68 and a maximum drawdown of 25.5%, position sizing matters here. The wider market backdrop reads extreme greed at 88 on the fear-greed composite.
Timeframes disagree: the short-term read is hold while the long-term read is buy, conviction 6 out of 10.
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Market outlook
Short term
< 1 yearNeutral
Model confidence3/103 out of 10
Key factors
- RSI at 26.0 signals oversold conditions
- Trading below the 200-day average of 465.21
- MACD momentum is negative
Medium term
1–3 yearsPositive
Model confidence4/104 out of 10
Key factors
- RSI at 26.0 signals oversold conditions
- P/E of 8.5 versus sector average of 15.7
- Trading below the 200-day average of 465.21
Long term
> 3 yearsPositive
Model confidence6/106 out of 10
Key factors
- P/E of 8.5 versus sector average of 15.7
- Analyst targets imply +39.9% versus the current price
- Profit margin of 27.9% is healthy
Key metrics
Financial health
Revenue Growth15.60%
Profit Margin27.87%
P/E Ratio8.5
ROE10.09%
ROA0.47%
P/B Ratio0.8
Op. Cash Flow£-949000000
Industry P/E15.7
Technical analysis
TrendNeutral
RSI26.0
Support£408.85
Resistance£503.00
MA 20£441.11
MA 50£471.98
MA 200£465.21
MACDBearish
VolumeIncreasing
Fear & Greed Index87.98
Valuation
Target Price£573.41
Upside/Downside39.94%
GradeUndervalued
TypeBlend
Dividend Yield2.75%
Risk assessment
Beta0.68
Volatility27.53%
Sector RiskMedium
Reg. RiskHigh
Geo RiskLow
Currency RiskMedium
Liquidity RiskLow
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