Barclays (BCS) versus Its Peers Financial Comparison

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) is one of 920 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Barclays to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Barclays has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barclays’ competitors have a beta of 0.67, suggesting that their average share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Barclays pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Barclays pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.3% and pay out 29.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Barclays and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barclays	$30.94 billion	N/A	8.07
Barclays Competitors	$6.29 billion	$4.08 billion	18.94

Barclays has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Barclays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Barclays and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barclays	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barclays Competitors	3.80%	5.40%	0.17%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.4% of Barclays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Barclays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Barclays and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barclays	0	6	4	0	2.40
Barclays Competitors	7444	30086	27632	1436	2.35

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 15.45%. Given Barclays’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barclays has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Barclays competitors beat Barclays on 10 of the 14 factors compared.

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. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.