{"id":38428,"date":"2025-04-02T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/barclays-share-price-has-stalled-will-it-rise-or-fall-in-april\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:37:48","slug":"barclays-share-price-has-stalled-will-it-rise-or-fall-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/barclays-share-price-has-stalled-will-it-rise-or-fall-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclays share price has stalled: will it rise or fall in April?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barclays share price has stalled in the past two months as concerns about its investment banking division remain. The stock initially peaked at 316p on March 3 and has now pulled back to 293p as the focus shifts to the upcoming financial results and its investment bank division.<\/p>\n

Investment bank challenges remain<\/h2>\n

Barclays is one of the top European banks with a valuation of over $53 billion. It is a giant company that operates in about 40 countries, including in the UK and New York. <\/p>\n

Barclays operates its business in two key segments: Barclays UK and Barclays International. The latter business includes its Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) and Consumer, Cards, and Payments (CCP).<\/p>\n

Its investment bank is involved in areas like mergers and acquisitions, corporate banking, FICC trading, and corporate lending. FICC stands for fixed income, commodities, and currencies. <\/p>\n

This division is going through major challenges this year as corporate activity slow in areas where Barclays operates. The volume of M&A in the US this year stand at $467 billion<\/a>, a few points below the same period last year. In Europe, M&A volume has jumped by about 4% this year. The key bright spots in global M&A this year is in Canada, Japan, Asia, and Austraasia. <\/p>\n

Analysts are concerned that the Trump administration has not been all that friendly to corporate dealmaking as was widely expected. This performance means that the division could be a drag when the company publishes its financial results.<\/p>\n

The most recent numbers showed that Barclays investment bank\u2019s income stood at \u00a32.6 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase from the \u00a32 billion it made a year earlier. Its profit before tax increased slightly to \u00a30.5 billion.<\/p>\n

Barclays other businesses are doing well<\/h2>\n

The numbers showed that Barclays\u2019 business did well in 2024<\/a> as its other divisions continued doing better than the management estimated. Its return on tangible equity rose to 10.5% in 2024, higher than the estimated 10.0%.<\/p>\n

Like other European companies, Barclays is rewarding its shareholders well. It returned \u00a33 billion to these shareholders last year through a combination of dividends and share buybacks. The dividends stood at \u00a33 billion, giving it a yield of about 2.5%.]<\/p>\n

Barclays aims to boost its shareholder returns by gradually reducing its CET-1 ratio, which stood at 13.6%. It will achieve that by distributing at least \u00a310 billion to shareholders until 2026. This big number represents about 4% of the combined valuation.<\/p>\n

Barclays is also working to align its costs. Its operating costs dropped by about 1% in 2024, while the company has committed to slash about \u00a3700 billion worth of cuts from its corporate and investment bank division through 2026.<\/p>\n

Cutting these costs will be crucial as the company braces for more interest rate cuts<\/a> that may affect its net interest income.<\/p>\n

Barclays share price analysis<\/h2>\n
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BARC stock chart by TradingView<\/a><\/p>\n

The daily chart shows that the BARC share price has stalled in the past few months as concerns about its investment bank business remained. <\/p>\n

Barclays has remained slightly above the ascending trendline that connects the lowest swings since January 13. This trendline is the diagonal of the ascending triangle pattern, a popular bullish sign in technical analysis. <\/p>\n

Barclays share price has remained above the 50-day and 100-day moving averages, a sign that bulls have prevailed. <\/p>\n

Therefore, the stock will likely have a strong bullish breakout, with the initial target being the upper side of the triangle at 311p. A move above that level will point to further gains to 350p. However, a drop below the lower side of this triangle will signal more downside over time.<\/p>\n

The post Barclays share price has stalled: will it rise or fall in April?<\/a> appeared first on Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n

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