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  • BARCLAYS PLC Profile

    Barclays is barking mad for banking. The bank sports more than 1,700 branches in the UK and some 2,000 branches in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the US. It also runs one of the UK's largest online banks with about 2 million registered users. Barclay's banking offerings include personal financial services (savings, checking, and consumer loans); corporate banking; insurance; mortgage lending (Woolwich); and credit cards (Barclaycard). In addition, the company is one of the world's largest asset managers through US-based Barclays Global Investors, operates Barclays Capital investment bank, and offers wealth management services through Barclays Wealth.
    John Varley
    CEO
    1 Churchill Place

    London E14 5HP, United Kingdom

    http://www.barclays.com/

    Phone: +44-20-7116-1000

    Fax: —
    Sector: Financial Industry: Banking
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2006 Employees
    $78,274,200,000 24.5% $10,176,200,000 123,000
  • Key Executives: BCS

    Name Title Officer Since
    John Varley CEO 6/1/98
    Paul Idzik COO -
    Matthew William Barrett Chairman of the Board/Director 10/1/99
    Professor Dame Sandra Dawson Director 3/1/03
    Sir Nigel Rudd, DL Deputy Chairman/Director 2/1/96
    Stephen George Russell Director 10/1/00
    Sir David Arculus Director 2/1/97
    John Sunderland Director 6/1/05
  • Top Competitors: BCS

  • Insider Trends: BCS

    Sentiment for BCS is

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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Ownership Breakdown : BCS

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 270.00
     
    Mutual Fund 145.00
    Other Major 1.00
  • Short Interest Volume: BCS

    Data as of —
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 1.90
    Float
    Short Interest as % of Float
    Average Daily Volume 2.36 M
    Outstanding Shares 1.68 B