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Barclays(BARC)

Sector:

Banks

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£18,796m

Change Today

Price Down-3.00p

Share Price

279.00p

Barclays Overview

One of the big four clearing banks, Barclays has a history that can be traced back 300 years. Owns credit card Barclaycard and has a strong investment bank arm in Barclays Capital to go with its high street retail presence.

1 Day Chart (08-Jul-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 12.2% 11.9%
Div Cover 2.0 1.5
Op Mrgn 29.9% 26.1%
ROCE 27.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 4.0 5.5
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 0.6  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.0% -3.2%
PBT -0.8% -16.0%
EPS -4.2% -26.1%
DPS 9.7% -1.9%

Barclays Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a12,411.00 a3,845.00 42.30p 11.5 0.4 +26% 20.50p 4.2%
31-Dec-04 a15,367.00 a4,580.00 51.00p 11.2 0.5 +21% 24.00p 4.2%
31-Dec-05 17,978.00 5,280.00 54.40p 10.9 1.6 +7% 26.60p 4.5%
31-Dec-06 22,170.00 7,136.00 71.90p 9.9 0.3 +32% 31.00p 4.4%
31-Dec-07 23,492.00 7,076.00 68.90p 7.1 n/a -4% 34.00p 6.9%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Barclays Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 22,742.45 5,941.23 50.89p 5.5 n/a -26% 33.34p 11.9%
31-Dec-09 25,305.35 7,384.17 58.46p 4.8 0.3 +15% 34.36p 12.3%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bayerische Landesbank, BBVA, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Collins Stewart, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, ESN-NCB Stockbrokers, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, IIR Group, JP Morgan, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Oriel Securities, Panmure Gordon, Société Générale, Standard & Poors, UBS, WestLB Equity Markets

Barclays Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 08-Jul-2008 15:12 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 08-Jul-2008 14:41 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 08-Jul-2008 12:39 RNS

Barclays ShareCast News

London afternoon: M&S leads fightback 08-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Recession fears hit shares 08-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London close: Footsie deep in the red 01-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Barclays Top Newspaper Links

Investors rally to Bradford & Bingley amid fears... 09-Jul-2008 Times
Comparison site warns on profits after closure o... 09-Jul-2008 The Independent
Rivals throw Bradford & Bingley crumb of comfort 09-Jul-2008 The Herald

Latest Barclays Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
30-Jun-08 Sell Frederik Seegers 290.10p 32,941 £95,561.84
30-Jun-08 Transfer From Frederik Seegers 0.000p 80,221 £0.00
30-Jun-08 Buy Sir Richard Broadbent 289.50p 3,000 £8,685.00

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Barclays Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 279.00p Price Down
Change Today -3.00p
52 Week High 719.21p
52 Week Low 268.25p
Volume 74,649,283
Shares Issued 6,737m
Market Cap £18,796m
Beta 1.65
RiskGrade 248

Barclays Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
93.45% above the market average93.45% above the market average93.45% above the market average93.45% above the market average93.45% above the market average
6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
66.92% below the market average66.92% below the market average66.92% below the market average66.92% below the market average66.92% below the market average
5.88% below the sector average5.88% below the sector average5.88% below the sector average5.88% below the sector average5.88% below the sector average
Income
94.20% above the market average94.20% above the market average94.20% above the market average94.20% above the market average94.20% above the market average
7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average
Growth
51.21% below the market average51.21% below the market average51.21% below the market average51.21% below the market average51.21% below the market average
12.50% above the sector average12.50% above the sector average12.50% above the sector average12.50% above the sector average12.50% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 2
Neutral 9
Sell 3
Strong Sell 4
Total 25
neutral
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Barclays Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 05-Mar-08 15-Aug-07
Paid 25-Apr-08 01-Oct-07
Amount 22.50p 11.50p

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

Barclays Key Personnel

CEO John S Varley
COO Paul Idzik
Chair Marcus Agius
Finance Director Chris Lucas

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