Barclays (BARC.L)
A global universal bank providing diversified financial services across personal, corporate, and investment banking segments.
What Barclays does
Barclays PLC is a British universal bank that provides a range of financial services including personal banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management. The bank operates globally with a focus on retail and institutional clients through its diversified business divisions.
Themes: retail banking, investment banking, wealth management, consumer finance
Fundamentals
- Price£5.15 as of 2026-08-03 close
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- 1-year return+44.4% 2025-08-01 close £3.57 → 2026-08-03 close £5.15
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How Barclays looks technically
Barclays (BARC.L) is trading 14.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 46 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago. It is 4.3% below its all-time high. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average.
Trend
| Distance from the 200-day | +14.3% | it is trading 14.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend |
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| 50-day moving average | £4.95 | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is £4.95 |
| 200-day moving average | £4.51 | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is £4.51 |
| Since the 50/200 cross | 46 sessions | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 46 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | 10.3 | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend) |
Momentum
| 14-day RSI | 52.7 | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) |
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| Since the MACD crossed zero | 19 sessions | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) |
Range
| 52-week high | £5.38 | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was £5.38 |
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| From the 52-week high | -4.3% | it is 4.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) |
| Above the 52-week low | +46.0% | it is 46.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) |
| Below the 52-week high | 4.3% | it is 4.3% below its highest point of the past year |
| Since a 20-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago |
| Since a 55-day breakout | 6 sessions | it made a new 55-day high about 6 trading days ago |
| All-time high | £5.38 | its highest closing price on record is £5.38 (set on 2026-07-27) |
| From the all-time high | -4.3% | it is 4.3% below its all-time high |
| All-time low | £0.01543 | its lowest closing price on record is £0.01543 (set on 2022-06-14) |
| Above the all-time low | +33,285% | it is 33285.2% above its all-time low |
Volatility
| Band width vs its own 6 months | 17th percentile | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 83% of it) |
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| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | £4.98 – £5.16 – £5.33 | most of its recent trading has stayed between about £4.98 and £5.33 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles |
Volume
| Volume vs its 30-day average | 0.00× | trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average |
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Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Near the all-time high | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · all time high · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-03. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["exposure to fluctuations in global financial markets and economic conditions","regulatory and legal risks associated with international banking operations","credit risk related to loan portfolios and counterparty defaults"]
Competitors & peers
- HSBC (HSBC)
- JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
- Citigroup (C)
- Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L)
- NatWest Group
- Deutsche Bank (DB)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Barclays (BARC.L) do?
Barclays PLC is a British universal bank that provides a range of financial services including personal banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management. The bank operates globally with a focus on retail and institutional clients through its diversified business divisions.
Who are Barclays's (BARC.L) competitors?
Notable peers of Barclays (BARC.L) include HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Barclays (BARC.L) overbought or oversold right now?
Barclays (BARC.L) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-03). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on BARC.L come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
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Last updated 2026-08-03.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from market data, shown with their as-of date.