Barclays plc ADR [NYSE: BCS] gained 1.10% or 0.18 points to close at $16.53 with a heavy trading volume of 15503409 shares.
The daily chart for BCS points out that the company has recorded 28.54% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 20.06M shares, BCS reached to a volume of 15503409 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Barclays plc ADR [BCS]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BCS shares is $19.27 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BCS stock is a recommendation set at 1.59. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Exane BNP Paribas have made an estimate for Barclays plc ADR shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on March 04, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Goldman raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on October 08, 2024, representing the official price target for Barclays plc ADR stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Barclays plc ADR is set at 0.48, with the Price to Sales ratio for BCS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.68. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.74.
Trading performance analysis for BCS stock
Barclays plc ADR [BCS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.72. With this latest performance, BCS shares gained by 18.41% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 28.54% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 55.65% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BCS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 62.49, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 66.92, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 59.52 for Barclays plc ADR [BCS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 15.37, while it was recorded at 16.26 for the last single week of trading, and 13.57 for the last 200 days.
Barclays plc ADR [BCS]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Barclays plc ADR’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Current Ratio set at 5.67.
Barclays plc ADR [BCS]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BCS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Barclays plc ADR go to 19.26%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Barclays plc ADR [BCS]
The top three institutional holders of BCS stocks are: ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP with ownership of 29.98 million shares, which is approximately 0.201%. ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, holding 19.68 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$210.76 million in BCS stocks shares; and ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, currently with $$187.33 million in BCS stock with ownership which is approximately 0.1173%.
