Goldman Sachs sets GBp 680.00 target for Barclays stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 15:53 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are scheduled for October 22, 2026. Barclays stock costs EUR 5.17 on October 16, 2026 at 3:38 p.m. CEST, plus 1.06 percent versus the Xetra close.

Analyst view and upcoming results

On October 5, 2026, Goldman Sachs analyst Chris Hallam set a GBp 680.00 target for Barclays.
Barclays is scheduled to publish third-quarter results on October 22, 2026.
Barclays stock trades at EUR 5.17 at 3:38 p.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, plus 1.06 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
Barclays had a GBP 57.9 billion market capitalization and a P/E ratio of 8.94 as of October 16, 2026.

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Goldman Sachs analyst Chris Hallam maintained a Buy rating and set a GBp 680.00 price target for Barclays on October 5, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target was 56.68 percent above the LSE price of GBp 434.00 on October 16, 2026. Barclays stock was trading at EUR 5.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:38 p.m. CEST, plus 1.06 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 5.12.

Results date sets the next checkpoint

Barclays is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2026 results before the London market opens on October 22, 2026, according to MarketBeat. The same report cited a consensus forecast of USD 0.69 earnings per share and USD 10.09 billion in revenue for the quarter. Those estimates are forward figures, not Barclays results.

Stock sits below its yearly high

The LSE quote was GBp 434.00 at 2:52 p.m. BST on October 16, 2026, with 19,585,131 shares traded against an average volume of 38,708,170 shares. Barclays therefore traded 19.37 percent below its 52-week high of GBp 538.30 and 22.75 percent above its 52-week low of GBp 353.55. The euro quotation was EUR 5.17 at Lang & Schwarz at 3:38 p.m. CEST.

Valuation and banking peers

Barclays had a market capitalization of GBP 57.9 billion and a P/E ratio of 8.94 as of October 16, 2026. The company reported a dividend yield of 0.03 percent in the same quote snapshot. For comparison, the following figures use the London market data dated October 16, 2026.

Comparison with peers

Barclays: plus 0.37 percent, P/E 8.94, market capitalization GBP 57.9 billion
HSBC (LSE, GBp): plus 0.63 percent, P/E 13.70, market capitalization GBP 245.1 billion
NatWest Group (LSE, GBp): minus 1.16 percent, P/E 8.88, market capitalization GBP 52.8 billion

Price and calendar frame

The immediate market question is whether Barclays can hold its position ahead of the October 22 results date while the analyst target remains well above the current LSE quote. Goldman Sachs set its GBp 680.00 target on October 5, 2026, while the stock traded at GBp 434.00 on October 16, 2026. A higher target does not guarantee a higher market price.

Barclays stock price in euros

Barclays stock was trading at EUR 5.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:38 p.m. CEST, plus 1.06 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 5.12.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Barclays stock.