Barclays completes GoHenry deal as Goldman sees Barclays stock at GBp 680.00

Published on 10/09/2026 at 12:29 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Goldman kept Buy and set a GBp 680.00 target on October 5, 2026. Barclays stock costs EUR 5.08 on October 9, 2026 after EUR 5.13.

Barclays completed its GoHenry acquisition on October 1, 2026, retaining the youth finance brand and standalone app.
Goldman Sachs maintained Buy and set a GBp 680.00 price target on October 5, 2026.
Barclays stock was EUR 5.08 at Lang & Schwarz on October 9, 2026, down 0.97 percent from EUR 5.13.
Second-quarter 2026 income reached GBP 8.30 billion, while profit before tax rose more than 30 percent to GBP 3.30 billion.
The next scheduled quarterly results date is October 22, 2026.

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Barclays stock (ISIN GB0031348658) was trading at EUR 5.08 at Lang & Schwarz on October 9, 2026 at 12:28 p.m. CEST, down 0.97 percent versus the prior close of EUR 5.13. Barclays completed its GoHenry acquisition on October 1, 2026, while Goldman Sachs maintained Buy and set a GBp 680.00 target on October 5, 2026.

GoHenry adds a youth banking platform

According to WebWire on October 1, 2026, Barclays Bank UK completed the purchase of GoHenry from Acorns Grow Incorporated. Barclays intends to retain the GoHenry brand and its standalone app, while the transaction is expected to marginally reduce the Group's CET1 ratio.

The acquired platform serves children from 6 to 18 years old, giving Barclays a specific route into youth and family banking. The strategic value is customer reach rather than a disclosed purchase price, because the transaction terms were not published.

What does the recent income show?

Barclays reported GBP 8.30 billion of income in the second quarter of 2026, up GBP 1.20 billion from the same quarter a year earlier, according to the Yahoo Finance transcript dated July 28, 2026. Profit before tax rose by more than 30 percent to GBP 3.30 billion, and the CET1 ratio stood at 14.30 percent.

The latest analyst signal is also concrete. Markets Insider reported on October 5, 2026, that Goldman Sachs analyst Chris Hallam maintained Buy and set a GBp 680.00 target. Against the Lang & Schwarz euro price, that target is a separate pence-denominated reference and is not converted into a euro return calculation.

Three dated Barclays developments

On March 31, 2026, Barclays reported quarterly revenue of GBP 8.16 billion and net profit of GBP 2.18 billion, according to Markets Insider. On July 28, 2026, second-quarter income reached GBP 8.30 billion and profit before tax reached GBP 3.30 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. On October 1, 2026, Barclays completed GoHenry's acquisition, covering a platform for users aged 6 to 18, according to WebWire.

Upcoming dates carry the next test

finanzen.ch reported that Barclays is scheduled to publish third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, 2026. The next capital-return date is the scheduled end of the GBP 500.00 million buyback on October 24, 2026, as listed by Simply Wall St.

Stock stays below its yearly high

On the primary exchange, BARC.L was last at GBp 429.35 on the LSE at 11:28 a.m. BST on October 9, 2026, versus a prior close of GBp 426.15. The 52-week range was GBp 353.55 to GBp 538.30, putting the primary-exchange price 20.24 percent below the high.

At Lang & Schwarz, Barclays was trading at EUR 5.08 on October 9, 2026 at 12:28 p.m. CEST, down 0.97 percent versus the prior close of EUR 5.13. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Barclays stock.