Among the most popular British shares on the stock exchange markets we find those of the banking sector such as shares of Barclays Banking Group. To learn more about this company and its shares, we offer you the opportunity to follow its share price in real time and read a historical analysis of its price over ten years as well as other information and explanations on the activities of this company.
First of all, we will closely monitor the Barclays Group's international growth and expansion opportunities and possibilities, particularly in emerging economies with branch openings or possible takeovers.
Barclays' strategy to attract an increasingly younger clientele, particularly for the sale of investment products, is a strategy to be followed in the coming months and years.
Similarly, all Barclays' developments in the online banking segment that was one of its gaps will be monitored.
It is also interesting to monitor any changes in economic and financial policies around the world.
Finally, of course, competition plays an undeniable role in the way this Barclays stock evolves. A sectoral analysis and an analysis of the market shares of each of these major players is therefore essential.
Barclays is a British banking group that is one of the largest in the country. Its activities can be basically divided into three main sectors as follows:
The group currently manages 567.4 million Euros of deposits and 541.6 million Euros of credit. It mainly touches the European market.
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In order to carry out a good analysis of the Barclays share price, you must of course also take into account the competition in this sector of activity, which can have an influence on this value. For this reason, we will now give you a quick overview of the group's current main rivals.
Firstly, BNP Paribas is currently the leading bank in the French market in terms of activity and profitability and the 10th largest group internationally. It is present in more than 71 countries around the world. Listed on the French market of Euronext Paris, it is also included in the benchmark CAC 40 stock market index. This bank was created in 2000 by the merger of the Banque Nationale de Paris and Paribas. BNP Paribas is also a company present in the rest of Europe and therefore competes particularly with Barclays.
This American bank was created in 2009 and is currently the largest in the country in terms of market capitalisation. BOA is also a publicly traded bank on the New York Stock Exchange and ranks among the 20 largest companies in the world. Bank of America is of course a multinational company operating in many countries around the world and is therefore in direct competition with Barclays.
Another direct competitor to Barclays is of course Santander, which is the leading banking group in Spain and one of the largest in Europe. Santander is also a group listed on the Madrid, London, Milan and New York stock exchanges. It employs 182,958 people and has more than 90.1 million customers through 13,390 branches worldwide. Santander is still the third largest company in the EuroStoxx 50 and therefore one of the largest groups in Europe.
Finally, the last major competitor to Barclays is of course Natwest Group plc, which was formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and is a majority state-owned UK banking and insurance holding company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. This banking group of course operates a number of major banking brands that offer both personal and corporate banking services ranging from private banking to insurance and corporate finance. Its main subsidiaries in the UK and therefore in direct competition with Barclays are National Westminster Bank, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank, NaWest Markets and Coutts.
Of course, the Barclays Group also has some strategic allies in its industry and here are some specific examples of recent alliances.
Firstly, the group has partnered around iPath Gold ETNs with Pacer Financial who will provide marketing, education and promotional services in the marketing of ETNs.
The group has also recently expanded an existing agreement with Visa for the UK and the rest of Europe with a cooperation that includes competitive markets.
To deepen your understanding of Barclays shares and this company itself it is necessary to understand this company’s current strengths and weaknesses. This is exactly what we offer in this detailed summary of the strengths and weaknesses that characterise this group.
We shall start this detailed analysis with a summary of the major advantages that this company possesses at present which could promote its growth and enable it to improve its future profitability:
As you are undoubtedly aware, the Barclays Group does not only possess advantages and strengths from an investor’s point of view, there are also certain weaknesses that you should know of and understand for completing your analyses of this company’s share price. Here as follows are the major disadvantages:
The factors we have examined here should not of course be analysed alone but used as part of an overall updated analysis. The fundamental analysis that you complete will enable you to confirm if the advantages and disadvantages are still the same or if they have changed and will also enable you to take into account the other exterior factors that could exert a strong influence on the growth of this bank and therefore the future movements of its share price on the stock markets.
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