BCSBarclays PLC

$21.75+10% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Oversold (RSI 21). Price is −13% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 17% since the previous count, unchanged over three months.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How BCS is trading

Barclays PLC is +10% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 5.7 points behind the market.

+10%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−13%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
21

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
24%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$9.71 – $28.56 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$21.75
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−11%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+10%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+138%
vs 50-day average$25.04
−13%
52-week high
$28.56
52-week low
$19.13
Annualised volatility
32%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−14%
2025+96%
2024+76%
2023+6.0%
2022−22%
2021+32%
2020−13%
2019+32%
2018−29%
2017+0.47%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+3.5%
Feb106 of 10+2.6%
Mar104 of 10−6.8%
Apr106 of 10+4.1%
May106 of 10+3.3%
Jun104 of 10−1.4%
Jul119 of 11+2.4%
Aug116 of 11+0.27%
Sep115 of 11−2.2%
Oct117 of 11+2.0%
Nov108 of 10+7.7%
Dec107 of 10+4.1%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.