Barclays (LON:BARC) Insider Brian Gilvary Purchases 2,794 Shares

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) insider Brian Gilvary bought 2,794 shares of Barclays stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 481 per share, for a total transaction of £13,439.14.

Barclays Price Performance

BARC opened at GBX 450.09 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £62.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.36. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 474.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 417.33. Barclays PLC has a one year low of GBX 223.75 and a one year high of GBX 506.40.

Barclays (LON:BARC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The financial services provider reported GBX 8.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Barclays had a net margin of 19.54% and a return on equity of 6.97%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Barclays PLC will post 39.1062802 EPS for the current year.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on BARC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Barclays from GBX 500 to GBX 570 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Barclays from GBX 455 to GBX 470 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Barclays from GBX 480 to GBX 570 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price 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, Citigroup raised their price target on Barclays from GBX 440 to GBX 475 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 499.17.

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.