5 Best UK Stocks to Buy Now

2. Barclays PLC (LSE: BARC.L)

Barclays PLC (LSE: BARC.L) is a London-based multinational investment bank. It was founded in 1896 and is placed second on our list of 10 best UK stocks to buy now. The bank offers various financial services, including personal banking, corporate banking, wealth management, and investment management. Barclays stock has returned more than 70% to investors over the past year. In addition to the UK, Barclays has operations in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Barclays PLC (LSE: BARC.L) shareholders earlier this week rejected for the second time a proposal that would limit the bank’s financial dealings with fossil fuel firms. Like Barclays in the UK, the Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is a big banking name in the US. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, 99 hedge funds in the database of Insider Monkey held stakes worth $35.3 billion in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), up from 88 in the preceding quarter worth $26.6 billion.