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BCS vs HSBC
Side-by-side comparison of Barclays PLC (BCS) and HSBC Holdings plc. (HSBC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both companies sit in the Finance sector. BCS focuses on Commercial Banks, while HSBC focuses on Savings Institutions.
- HSBC is the larger of the two at $305.84B, about 4.0x BCS ($76.75B).
- HSBC has been more active in the news (44 items in the past 4 weeks vs 17 for BCS).
- HSBC has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 22 for BCS).
Barclays PLC
Barclays PLC, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International divisions. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. The company also engages in securities dealing activities; and issues credit cards. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
HSBC Holdings plc.
HSBC Holdings plc provides banking and financial services worldwide. The company operates through Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking and Markets segments. The Wealth and Personal Banking segment offers retail banking products and services, including current and savings accounts, mortgages and personal loans, credit and debit cards, and local and international payment services for ultra high net worth individuals; and wealth management services comprising insurance and investment products, global asset management services, investment management, and private wealth solutions. The Commercial Banking segment provides credit and lending, treasury management, payment, cash management, commercial insurance, and investment services, as well as commercial cards, and international trade and receivables finance services; foreign exchange products; and capital raising services on debt and equity markets; and advisory services. It serves small and medium sized enterprises, mid-market enterprises, and corporates. The Global Banking and Markets segment offers financing, advisory, and transaction services; and credit, rates, foreign exchange, equities, money markets, and securities services, as well as engages in principal investment activities. It serves government, corporate and institutional clients, and private investors. HSBC Holdings plc was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Latest BCS
- A NEW DAY AT ETHAN ALLEN
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form 13F-HR filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form 8-A12B filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form FWP filed by Barclays PLC
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC
Latest HSBC
- SEC Form 6-K filed by HSBC Holdings plc.
- SEC Form CERT filed by HSBC Holdings plc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by HSBC Holdings plc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by HSBC Holdings plc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by HSBC Holdings plc.
- Lenders in Europe and Latin America Report Results as a Fed Governor Leans Toward a Hike
- SEC Form 6-K filed by HSBC Holdings plc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by HSBC Holdings plc.
- Britain's Quantum-Safe Encryption Timeline Gets a Push From Its Financial Regulator
- SEC Form 6-K filed by HSBC Holdings plc.