BCS vs HTT vs BAC Stock Comparison

Barclays, High Templar Tech and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BCS Barclays Plc
$23.11 -5.6% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$78.60B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.82 -23.8% 1M -60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$769.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$51.14 -7.0% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$359.13B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Barclays 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSHTTBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.60B $769.63M $359.13B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x — 11.2x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — 11.3x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% — +9.7% BAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% — 26.5% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% -60.3% -2.7% BCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +1.7%/yr +1.4%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 56.9% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 — 71/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BCSHTTBAC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBCSHTTBAC
Valuation 99 #5 of 361 – 96 #14 of 361
Growth 68 #50 of 153 – 82 #28 of 153
Profitability 19 #104 of 128 – 71 #38 of 128
Financial Health 1 #139 of 140 93 #12 of 153 31 #97 of 140
Shareholder Returns 56 #147 of 335 – 73 #90 of 335
Overall 49 – 71
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBCSHTTBACSPY
1 month -5.6%-23.8%-7.0% +0.7%
3 months -16.6%-25.1%-17.2% +3.7%
6 months -1.3%-23.2%-4.3% +7.1%
Year to date -9.2%-48.7%-7.0% +12.8%
1 year +8.2%-60.3%-2.7% +11.9%
3 years +260.0%0.0%+99.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +53.3%0.0%+25.8% +22.8%
5 years +106.5%+9.0%+7.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.6%+1.7%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +149.8%—+206.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%—+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCSHTTBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%56.9%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%59.9%25.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.160.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-1.06-0.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-64.4%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-63.2%-21.1% -1.2%
52-week high $28.56$4.95$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$1.82$46.72 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBCSHTTBAC
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 12.2x —median 11.7x 11.4xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x —median 2.7x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x —median 13.1x 1.4xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x —median 6.5x 3.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.34 —median 0.33 1.42median 1.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBCSHTTBAC
Revenue $41.50B – $121.10B
Net income $10.83B – $33.66B
Free cash flow – – $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 – $4.41
Cash & equivalents $335.17B $561.74M $229.75B
Total debt $302.10B $879.65M $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 500.73M 7.29B
Enterprise value -$1.63T -$2.26B -$2.02T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBCSHTTBAC
P/E 7.6x – 11.4x
P/FCF – – 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.8x
P/S 1.9x – 3.0x
P/B 0.8x 0.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.4x
EV/EBIT 16.3x – 1.4x
EV/Revenue -1.5x – 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 – 1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSHTTBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% – 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% – 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% – 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% – 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSHTTBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 99.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.1% – 36.2%
Net margin 26.0% – 26.5%
FCF margin – – 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 78.2%
Return on equity 10.4% – 11.2%
Return on assets 0.5% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSHTTBAC
Debt / assets 13.1% 16.0% 11.4%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 21.2% 91.4%
Equity / assets 4.5% 78.8% 8.6%
Interest coverage – – 1.6x
Current ratio – 4.8x –
Quick ratio – 2.4x –
Cash ratio – 2.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSHTTBAC
Dividend yield 2.7% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBCSHTTBAC
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2024 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% – +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% – -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSHTTBAC
Held by institutions 8.5% 2.2% 75.0%
Institutions holding 557 42 3,616
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -26.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 306 14 1,828
Institutions selling 162 21 1,343
Buyers to sellers 1.89 0.67 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BCSHTTBAC
BCS 1.00 0.16 0.59
HTT 0.16 1.00 0.15
BAC 0.59 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, HTT and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $78.60B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $769.63M, Bank Of America (BAC) $359.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, HTT and BAC?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.3x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.9x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bank Of America (BAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barclays (BCS) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +8.2%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -60.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) -2.7%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +15.6%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.7%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Barclays (BCS) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Barclays (BCS) and High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCS, HTT and BAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.