BCS vs HTT vs UPS Stock Comparison

Barclays, High Templar Tech and United Parcel Service Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.26 -10.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.20B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$820.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$100.20 +6.7% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.64B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Barclays leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Barclays 6, United Parcel Service 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSHTTUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.20B $820.37M $90.64B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x — 19.8x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x — 14.8x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% — -0.4% BCS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% — 5.1% BCS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% -57.2% +14.9% UPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +1.8%/yr -13.9%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 56.9% 30.6% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — 45/100 BCS

Percentile Scorecard

BCSHTTUPS

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

AxisBCSHTTUPS
Valuation 99 #5 of 362 – 46 #74 of 136
Growth 70 #67 of 221 – 23 #94 of 122
Profitability 20 #161 of 200 – 70 #36 of 116
Financial Health 1 #201 of 203 93 #12 of 158 33 #97 of 144
Shareholder Returns 63 #127 of 342 – 56 #37 of 82
Overall 51 – 45
  • BCS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCSHTTUPSSPY
1 month -10.3%-20.8%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -22.1%-21.5%-11.2% +3.5%
6 months -3.6%-21.8%-7.4% +7.0%
Year to date -12.5%-46.5%+1.0% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%-57.2%+14.9% +13.0%
3 years +256.7%+5.6%-25.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.8%+1.8%-9.4% +23.1%
5 years +100.9%+9.2%-52.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+1.8%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years +151.5%—-7.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%—-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCSHTTUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%56.9%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%59.8%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.150.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-1.010.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-64.4%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-61.6%-16.5% -1.8%
52-week high $28.56$4.95$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$1.90$89.22 $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.

MultipleBCSHTTUPS
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 12.1x —median 11.0x 18.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x —median 2.6x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 13.1x 9.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x —median 6.9x 13.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 5.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.36 —median 0.32 -0.82median 0.81

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 monthsBCSHTTUPS
Revenue $41.50B – $89.93B
Operating income – – $6.58B
Net income $10.83B – $4.57B
Free cash flow – – $5.46B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 – $5.37
Cash & equivalents $335.17B $561.74M $4.65B
Total debt $302.10B $879.65M $24.48B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 500.73M 851.00M
Enterprise value -$1.63T -$2.21B $67.53B

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
MetricBCSHTTUPS
P/E 7.3x – 18.7x
P/FCF – – 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 8.5x
P/S 1.9x – 0.8x
P/B 0.8x 0.5x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.5x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.1x
EV/EBIT 17.0x – 14.4x
EV/Revenue -1.6x – 1.1x
EV/FCF – – 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 – -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSHTTUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% – -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% – -20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% – -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% – -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSHTTUPS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 11.6%
Operating margin – – 7.3%
Pretax margin 33.1% – 6.5%
Net margin 26.0% – 5.1%
FCF margin – – 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 9.9%
Return on equity 10.4% – 29.6%
Return on assets 0.5% – 6.4%
Return on invested capital – – 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSHTTUPS
Debt / assets 13.1% 16.0% 34.4%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.9x
Debt / FCF – – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 21.2% 78.8%
Equity / assets 4.5% 78.8% 21.2%
Interest coverage – – 6.0x
Current ratio – 4.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 2.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 2.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSHTTUPS
Dividend yield 2.8% – 6.5%
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBCSHTTUPS
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 – 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2024 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024 -5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% – +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024 $87.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% – +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSHTTUPS
Held by institutions 8.5% 2.2% 70.9%
Institutions holding 556 42 2,137
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -26.1% +6.0%
Institutions buying 306 14 1,088
Institutions selling 161 21 809
Buyers to sellers 1.90 0.67 1.34

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.

BCSHTTUPS
BCS 1.00 0.17 0.35
HTT 0.17 1.00 -0.05
UPS 0.35 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, HTT and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $79.20B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $820.37M, United Parcel Service (UPS) $90.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, HTT and UPS?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.4x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.6x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Barclays (BCS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Barclays (BCS) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Parcel Service (UPS) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +7.6%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +14.9%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +15.0%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Barclays (BCS) leads on 6. 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.