NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Purchases £1,181.40 in Stock

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Lena Wilson purchased 179 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 660 per share, for a total transaction of £1,181.40.

NatWest Group Price Performance

Shares of NWG traded up GBX 8 during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 665.60. 13,542,105 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,693,481. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 617.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 555.63. The company has a market capitalization of £53.26 billion, a PE ratio of 10.19, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. NatWest Group plc has a one year low of GBX 369 and a one year high of GBX 668.80.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. Sell-side analysts expect that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.