10 Cheap Rising Stocks to Buy Right Now

7. Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

30-day returns: 24.37%

Forward P/E ratio: 7.26

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) is a diversified bank with five divisions: Barclays UK, Barclays UK Corporate Bank, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, Barclays Investment Bank, and Barclays US Consumer Bank.

In April this year, the company announced a strategic partnership with Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. to transform and expand Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)’s payment acceptance business. Under the agreement, the two firms will work together to create a standalone entity. Barclays plans on investing around £400 million in the business, mainly during the first three years of the partnership.

Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) reported a beat on profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. It posted a pre-tax profit of £2.7 billion and income of £7.7 billion, both coming above analysts’ expectations. The results were driven by strong investment bank performance, whose income increased by 16% year-over-year. The company generated a return on tangible equity of 14%.

While talking to CNBC on April 30, CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan said that he expects high market volatility moving forward due to ongoing trade tensions. However, he also sees this as an opportunity to profitably help clients manage their risks in uncertain times.

“It’s calmer now but I imagine it will continue to go up and down. Beyond that, as you’ve seen in our results, that market volatility helps us help clients manage their risk, we can do so in a profitable way that helps them as well and helps markets income, as long as you manage your risk well.”

With returns of over 24% over the past month and a low forward P/E ratio, Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) is among the cheap rising stocks to buy right now.