Barclays plc ADR (BCS) stock expected to rise by 68.31%: What’s driving the optimism?

A share price of Barclays plc ADR [BCS] is currently trading at $17.23, up 1.35%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The BCS shares have gain 8.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 20.74%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Barclays plc ADR [NYSE: BCS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 04, 2025, when Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to a Outperform. On September 05, 2024, Kepler initiated with a Buy rating. Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $7.31 on October 26, 2023. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on September 26, 2023. In a note dated August 08, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.

Barclays plc ADR experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $10.17 and $17.07. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $29 within the next 12 months. Barclays plc ADR [NYSE: BCS] shares were valued at $17.23 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 68.31% based on the average BCS price forecast.

Analyzing the BCS fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Barclays plc ADR [NYSE:BCS] were 35.12B which represents 10.12% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.38%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.32%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.0, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.48.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 17.09 points at the first support level, and at 16.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.34, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 17.45.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Barclays plc ADR [NYSE:BCS] is 5.67. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.75, the price to book ratio is 0.78 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 5.94.

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