Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[smurfy2001] 29/7/2015 10:44

Given the clear breakout a hold for now :)

[smurfy2001] 29/7/2015 08:40

RSA boss Stephen Hester is among the names that been linked with the vacant chief executive job.

[johnwise] 29/7/2015 08:31

Barclays chairman John McFarlane speeds up reforms as profit rises

[smurfy2001] 29/7/2015 08:28

Oh well if the share price rise continues it will be less of a blow.

[astol] 29/7/2015 08:22

just about have the div in todays move so far-Brokers will upgrade Barc this week-the IB did well-strategy in place by McFarlane-all great stuff-on the way to 290p

[chinese investor] 29/7/2015 08:19

Ken,

Investing In China !

[chinese investor] 29/7/2015 08:19

Banks Must Surely Head North Now !

[kenbachelor] 29/7/2015 08:17

Smurfy - As I said yesterday 1p. An increase before the eoy results was never on the agenda.

CI - Where have you been?

[chinese investor] 29/7/2015 08:08

Looking Good !

[johnwise] 29/7/2015 07:54

Barclays has beaten expectations for second quarter profits, with net income rising to £1.85bn – ahead of the £1.8bn expected - as chairman John McFarlane sets out his three point plan to ramp up its turnaround.

[portside1] 29/7/2015 07:51

fund managers will be buying later in the year so get in before they push up the share price . can now see 350p by next march

[astol] 29/7/2015 07:47

See no reason for not having some decent upward momentum on the share price along with the Dow having a good close and FTSE futures up.

[astol] 29/7/2015 07:45

Johnwise-see some positive posts for a change :-)

[portside1] 29/7/2015 07:39

all in future looks good buy buy buy

[johnwise] 29/7/2015 07:37

Barclays Africa H1 profit rises, cross-border business robust

[astol] 29/7/2015 07:32

Maybe no divi increase but more important is the share price rising-increasing shareholder value through the strategy and action by McFarlane.As Bloomberg commented this will trump earnings.

[portside1] 29/7/2015 07:30

well have read all the details and will say 2016 will be the year for investors
so will look to add over the next 6 months . my views
div the same as 2014 .

[astol] 29/7/2015 07:30

So Investec got it wrong Barc earnings actual beat estimates albeit slightly

[kfp] 29/7/2015 07:26

No divi increase for 2015 !

[johnwise] 29/7/2015 07:22

Barclays PLC Half Yearly Report

29 July 2015
RNS Number : 3675U

[portside1] 29/7/2015 07:18

The second major priority of the group is to accelerate the delivery of shareholder value.

It was particularly pleasing this half to a see strong recovery in earnings, broadly flat costs on a statutory basis, a CET1 ratio that has risen above 11% for the first time and a leverage ratio above 4%, both achieving our 2016 targets.

However, the Group return on equity is 5.9% on a statutory basis, well short of our cost of equity, and our cost-income ratio is 70%, which is high for our business mix.

We need to accelerate growth in earnings, return on equity, and capital generation. To do this, we intend to grow revenues at least in line with the market, reduce our Group cost-income ratio into the mid 50s, accrete and deploy capital wisely, and thereby over time achieve a Group return on equity above our cost of equity.

The Board has concluded that it is appropriate to plan for a 6.5p dividend for 2015, the same level as 2014, as we focus on improving the returns of the business and accelerating the implementation of the strategy, while maintaining capital strength. Over time, rather than targeting a particular payout ratio range, we will aim to maintain a sustainable and progressive dividend policy, recognising the importance of dividend yield in delivering returns to shareholders.