NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Richard Haythornthwait Purchases 264 Shares

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Richard Haythornthwait bought 264 shares of NatWest Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 530 per share, with a total value of £1,399.20.

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

• On Tuesday, July 1st, Richard Haythornthwait bought 2,378 shares of NatWest Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 501 per share, with a total value of £11,913.78.

NatWest Group Trading Up 0.1%

LON:NWG opened at GBX 525.80 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £42.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 882.21, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 523.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 495.79. NatWest Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 327.30 and a 1-year high of GBX 565.42.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 25th. The company reported GBX 30.90 earnings per share for the quarter. NatWest Group had a return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 18.21%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on NatWest Group from GBX 610 to GBX 700 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Citigroup increased their price target on NatWest Group from GBX 595 to GBX 620 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on NatWest Group from GBX 475 to GBX 650 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on NatWest Group from GBX 530 to GBX 615 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 600 price target on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Monday, July 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NatWest Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 613.33.

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.