Barclays

BCS

Market cap $83.7B

Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources.

JPMorgan Chase , Barclays and Fifth Third have been sued by investors who suffered losses on securities issued by now-bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor, and accused the banks of missing "giant red flags" when fraudulently marketing the debt.

Barclays shares fell in early trade on Friday after a report in the Times said the company faces potential losses related to the collapse of UK mortgage provider Market Financial Solutions (MFS).

BCS sharpens its core with U.S. acquisitions, divestitures and a 5.3% income CAGR, highlighting resilient growth from disciplined restructuring.

Transparency notification by Barclays PLC In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major holdings, Umicore was recently notified by Barclays PLC that it has crossed the legal threshold of 3% for the direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments downwards on 18 February 2026. The total holding of direct voting rights and equivalent financial instruments of Barclays PLC stands at 0.00% on 18 February 2026.

The Zacks Foreign Bank stocks like HSBC, ITUB and BCS are expected to gain from restructuring efforts and lower interest rates.

UBS reiterated its 'buy' rating on Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) and raised its 12-month price target to 580p from 570p following fourth quarter results. The shares were trading at 477p (down 1.4%),  implying 23% capital upside to the Swiss bank's revised target.

Barclays PLC shares rose 2.75% to 487p on Wednesday, benefiting from the support of analysts at two rival banks, with both feeling the lender is in better shape than its valuation suggests, with improving returns and scope for higher payouts. Deutsche Bank's Robert Noble sees the blue eagle bank progressively improving to 2028 "and we doubt the story stops there", forecasting rising return on tangible equity each year and calling it his preferred large-cap UK bank.

Here is how Barclays (BCS) and Bank First Corporation (BFC) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Investors interested in stocks from the Banks - Foreign sector have probably already heard of Barclays (BCS) and Banco Itau (ITUB). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?