Is Barclays PLC (BCS) a Good Buy in the Financial Services Sector?

The 51 rating InvestorsObserver gives to Barclays PLC (BCS) stock puts it near the top of the Financial Services sector. In addition to scoring higher than 73 percent of stocks in the Financial Services sector, BCS’s 51 overall rating means the stock scores better than 51 of all stocks.

BCS has an Overall Score of 51. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on BCS!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Finding the best stocks can be tricky. It isn’t easy to compare companies across industries. Even companies in the financial services sector can be tricky to compare sometimes. InvestorsObserver’s tools allow a top-down approach that lets you pick a metric, find the top sector and industry and then find the best stocks in that sector. This ranking system incorporates numerous factors used by analysts to compare stocks in greater detail. This allows you to find the best stocks available in the financial services sector with relative ease. These percentile-ranked scores using both fundamental and technical analysis give investors an easy way to view the attractiveness of specific stocks. Stocks with the highest scores have the best evaluations by analysts working on Wall Street.

What's Happening With Barclays PLC Stock Today?

Barclays PLC (BCS) stock is trading at $7.98 as of 10:43 AM on Friday, Aug 19, a decline of -$0.24, or -2.86% from the previous closing price of $8.22. The stock has traded between $7.97 and $8.06 so far today. Volume today is less active than usual. So far 1,252,312 shares have traded compared to average volume of 6,404,839 shares. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Barclays PLC stock.