Insider Buying: NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Acquires £1,194.60 in Stock

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Yasmin Jetha acquired 181 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 660 per share, with a total value of £1,194.60.

NatWest Group Stock Down 4.3%

LON:NWG opened at GBX 632.40 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of £50.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 621.26 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 558.31. NatWest Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 369 and a 52 week high of GBX 674.20.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The company reported GBX 19.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NatWest Group had a return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 18.21%. As a group, analysts anticipate that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on NWG. Shore Capital boosted their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 500 to GBX 550 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 730 price target on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on NatWest Group from GBX 650 to GBX 725 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 690 to GBX 765 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 615 to GBX 630 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NatWest Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 666.67.

Key Stories Impacting NatWest Group

Here are the key news stories impacting NatWest Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NatWest announced a continued share buyback: it repurchased 848,792 ordinary shares on 7 Jan 2026 (part of its ongoing cancellation programme), which reduces share count and supports EPS. NatWest Continues Share Buyback with £848,792-Share Repurchase for Cancellation
• Positive Sentiment: Additional repurchase: NatWest repurchased and cancelled 787,737 shares on 6 Jan 2026 under the same buyback programme — another shareholder-return action that can be supportive of the share price over time. NatWest Repurchases and Cancels 787,737 Shares Under Ongoing Buyback Programme
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple insiders/directors have been buying small stakes (several disclosed purchases between 179 and 1,804 shares). Insider buying is a positive signal of management confidence, although the sizes are minor versus NatWest’s market cap. Insider Buying: NatWest Group Insider Purchases
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains generally constructive (several recent upgrades/target increases reported earlier), which supports medium-term sentiment but may be priced in already. MarketBeat NWG Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: MarketWatch reports NatWest underperformed the market today, which — combined with elevated trading volume — suggests broad market/sector pressure or profit-taking is driving the decline despite buybacks and insider purchases. NatWest Group slips Wednesday, underperforms market

About NatWest Group

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.