Published on 28 May 2024 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
Those who invested in Barclays (LON:BARC) five years ago are up 69%
When we invest, we're generally looking for stocks that outperform the market average. And the truth is, you can make significant gains if you buy good quality businesses at the right price. For example, the Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) share price is up 45% in the last 5 years, clearly besting the market return of around 5.9% (ignoring dividends).
So let's investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.