Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[portside1] 02/2/2017 11:22

nigel is far more clever than any one in the eu ,
most have jobs down to contacts and family not ability
just look at the kinnocks no education but jobs for family

[alphorn] 02/2/2017 11:05

Voters and a negotiating table are not quite the same thing!

[portside1] 02/2/2017 11:00

yes put nigel to be leader a great man

[diku] 02/2/2017 10:47

Makes you wonder if UK companies are too soft targets...or is it the people in charge?...

[extrovert] 02/2/2017 09:37

ECB keep their dodgy/illegal business private, not like the UK who like to slag off their banks and dirty laundry to the rest of the world. Our special relationship with the US means we give, they take. Look how they have shafted our banks and BP etc.

[johnwise] 02/2/2017 08:41

Barclays hires global head of financial crime from Bank of America

[portside1] 02/2/2017 08:39

4 eu banks have been given billions to stay afloat breaking eu rules but silent
its against the market rules

[diku] 02/2/2017 08:15

Britishbulls is automated machine...

[sue999] 02/2/2017 07:52

Britishbulls has given a buy recommendation for Barclays. This must be the end of this wave of decline then.

[johnwise] 02/2/2017 06:30

Merkel's Cost Germany €96 Billion and 22 Lives - So Far…

[portside1] 01/2/2017 13:10

signed and sent a e mail to my mp about the list 90 % non british

[keifer derrin] 01/2/2017 13:04

and whats the point - because the main petition isn't banning him from entering the UK it's just to stop it being a state visit. At present no president or prime minister of any country has been given a sate visit in there first year....and there have definitely been more worthy contenders for that privilege......

but I guess our government need to start kissing some butt for some quick trade deals....

[alphorn] 01/2/2017 12:59

...gosh, it now has 7 signatures.

[gcom2] 01/2/2017 12:49

Please share :
Petition
Donald Trump should make a State Visit to the United Kingdom.

Donald Trump should be invited to make an official State Visit because he is the leader of a free world and U.K. is a country that supports free speech and does not believe that people that appose our point of view should be gagged.

[diku] 01/2/2017 11:06

From the above link....


Former Barclays bosses have been hauled in again for interviews as investigators weigh up charges over an alleged £2.3billion fraud, the Mail understands.

Barclays has been accused of loaning cash to Qatari investors at the height of the financial crisis, which they then used to buy shares – saving it from a Government bailout as part of a £7.3billion deal.

If true, the allegations would mean the bank was illegally kept afloat using its own savers' money.

There are also questions over £322million in advisory fees paid to Qatar at the same time.

[bernie37] 01/2/2017 10:56

These are strange days to be investing in banking stocks, which still haven't recovered from the seismic shock delivered by the financial crisis. Currently, they are going through one of their periodic bouts of popularity, but can it last?

Banks bounce back

Just take a look at Barclays (LSE: BARC) and HSBC Holdings (LSE: HSBA). These bad boys have been living it large over the last six months, rebounding a spectacular 50% and 35% respectively, and investors will be hoping for more fun to come.

So why all the excitement? It's partly due to a revival in animal spirits, as initial Brexit fears recede, and markets rightly or wrongly decide that President Trump might do them a favour or two. Inflation's long-awaited comeback is also spurring them on, as the banking sector will find it easier to boost net lending margins when interest rates finally do start rising.

Banking stocks picked up when the benchmark 10-year UK gilt climbed to 1.35% on 9 January, after December's positive PMI survey data was published. Today, gilt yields stand at 1.45%. If the US Federal Reserve hikes rates again in March, UK banks could be one of the many knock-on beneficiaries.

Brexit bonanza

Barclays chairman John MacFarlane has backed London, despite Brexit, saying that the City had a "competitive advantage" over its rivals, and that his bank is increasingly focused on the UK and US. It seems likely to use Dublin as its post-Brexit contingency base. HSBC boss Stuart Gulliver has suggested it may transfer around 1,000 staff to its Paris office if EU passporting rights are lost. Neither statement suggests too much concern about Brexit fallout. The banks are canny enough to survive.

Deutsche Bank recently upgraded Barclays to a 'buy' from 'hold', lifting its price target to 270p from 198p, saying that after a year of restructuring and transition to a new reporting structure, it is well placed for earnings growth. HSBC has also undergone major restructuring and remains heavily dependent on China, where economic growth continues to slow, while local credit and property bubbles continue to inflate. The bank's long-term strategy seems spot-on, but could hit short-term volatility.

Income stocks

Inevitably, recent strong share price growth has made both stocks more expensive. Barclays now trades at 13.5 times earnings, and HSBC at 13.1 times. Barclays' price-to-book ratio is a lowly 0.6, which suggests an element of undervaluation, while HSBC slightly less so at 0.9. Their dividend yields have also fallen, with Barclays currently offering income of 2.9%. HSBC offers an attractive 5%, although this is rather less eye-catching than the 7%+ yields recently on offer.

I feel there could be further excitement to come. Barclays' earnings per share (EPS) are forecast to rise a thumping 51% this calendar year, and another 15% in 2018 (this follows two negative years). HSBC is set to turn around three negative years with EPS forecast to rise 6% in 2017 and 7% in 2018.

Naturally, Barclays and HSBC both are at the mercy of swings in capital markets, the wider economy and, increasingly, politics -- consider, for example, the effect if President Trump triggers a wider retreat from globalisation. As ever, investors should brace for short-term volatility, but the longer-term outlook looks increasingly positive for both banks.

Don't fret about Brexit

Brexit is coming, with Prime Minister Theresa May set to trigger Article 50 within the next two months, and uncertainty is rising by the day.

[bernie37] 01/2/2017 10:51

This share is like watching Man City , come on Barclays .

[keifer derrin] 01/2/2017 10:30

use chrome and use adblocker.......

I also cancelled subscription because of adverts....what's the point of paying if you don't get the benefits....at least with newspaper sites if you pay you don't get bombarded with adverts...

although some sites restrict pages with adblocker....but it's still all very readable...

[squiresquire] 01/2/2017 10:24

Is anyone else getting the adverts on ADFVN just suddenly starting up? I have phoned in but as usual they give no reason for the complaint you make. This is a stinking company i know and i have just stopped mu subscription because they are taking the mickey now by pumping in these adverts.

[portside1] 01/2/2017 09:44

so do tarts with make up

[alphorn] 01/2/2017 09:39

jw - they look very good.

[portside1] 01/2/2017 09:20

they are rust boxes known for it 4 years rust

[johnwise] 01/2/2017 09:11

Just bought one of these for the Mrs ,she is pleased with it

[portside1] 01/2/2017 09:06

eu banks my info yells me most are in big trouble and banks in the eu will fall
so be careful