NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Acquires £11,907 in Stock

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Richard Haythornthwait purchased 2,268 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 525 per share, with a total value of £11,907.

Richard Haythornthwait also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 12th, Richard Haythornthwait purchased 264 shares of NatWest Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 530 per share, with a total value of £1,399.20.

NatWest Group Price Performance

Shares of NWG stock opened at GBX 548 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 528.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 501.66. NatWest Group plc has a one year low of GBX 329.90 and a one year high of GBX 565.42. The stock has a market cap of £44.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 919.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The company reported GBX 30.90 EPS for the quarter. NatWest Group had a net margin of 18.21% and a return on equity of 13.29%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NWG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 price target on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Monday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 610 to GBX 700 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 595 to GBX 620 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 475 to GBX 650 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 495 price target on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Friday, July 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 613.33.

NatWest Group Company Profile

We’re a UK-focussed bank serving over 20 million customers, with businesses across retail, commercial and private banking markets.

With a brand history stretching back nearly 300 years, we have our roots in the communities we serve across every nation and region of the UK. Our brands include NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and Coutts.