Head to Head Review: Barclays (BCS) and The Competition

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

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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Barclays and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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 rivals. Barclays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Barclays and its rivals, 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’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Barclays has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.4% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Barclays shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

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

Profitability

This table compares Barclays and its rivals’ 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%

Summary

Barclays rivals 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.