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Barclays PLC (BCS) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewBarclays PLC

Listed on NYSE • Financial Services / Banks - Diversified
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BCS Company Overview & Business Description

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; Barclays UK Corporate Bank; Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management; Barclays Investment Bank; and Barclays US Consumer Bank segments. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services, as well as lending products. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities and issuing of credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank public limited company and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Information

Symbol: BCS
CEO: Coimbatore Sundararajan Venkatakrishnan
Exchange: NYSE
CIK: 0000312069
SEC Filings: View SEC →

Current Trend for BCS

An assessment of the current trend environment for BCS, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.

As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for BCS is a Strong Momentum Environment (High Conviction Uptrend).

Daily and weekly trends are in bullish alignment, forming a strong medium-term uptrend.

  • The weekly backdrop provides strong tailwinds, confirming that the medium-term path of least resistance is upward.
  • Price is currently trending at a healthy distance, sitting 2.10 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
  • Technical Update: Price has breached a key Fractal High, confirming a structural breakout to the upside.

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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)

This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.

As of 2025-12-24, BCS in a strong expansion phase; Long-term trend is bullish.

Trend Strength: BCS last closed at 25.63, trading 1.8 ATR above the adaptive KAMA baseline (24.88). Technical Classification: Confirmed High-Momentum Uptrend.

Trend Score: Technical Score: 95/100. Classification: Strong/Established. Alignment: High. Logic: Full multi-timeframe alignment with strong momentum filters.

SuperTrend Risk: Structural Support: Adaptive SuperTrend at 22.87. This level serves as the calculated invalidation point for the current upward structure.

Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Upside-Biased. The bullish bias remains intact, supported by multi-timeframe alignment, though momentum is in a maturing stage.

Key Levels: In this bullish structure, key support is anchored by immediate support (KAMA) at 24.88, with the critical trend-guard (SuperTrend) at 22.87.

BCS Real-Time Stock Price & Market Data (Updated: Dec 23 12:51 PM EST)

Price
25.51
Change
0.175
Change %
0.69%
Open
25.34
Previous Close
25.33
High
25.57
Low
25.34
Volume
2,671,084
Market Cap
88,327,528,448
EV/EBITDA
0

BCS Shares Outstanding, Float, Short Interest & Ownership (Updated: Dec 23 12:51 PM EST)

Shares Outstanding
3,463,606,832
FloatShares
13,125,711,240
Float Ratio
378.96%
Shares Short
7,241,499
Short Percent Of Float
The percent of float shares currently sold short. Reflects market sentiment and risk of a short squeeze.
0.00%
Short Ratio
Days needed to cover all short positions. Indicates short-selling pressure.
1.25 trading days
Held Percent Insiders
0.01%
Held Percent Institutions
8.19%