Rep. Bruce Westerman Purchases Shares of NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG)

Representative Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG). In a filing disclosed on April 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in NatWest Group stock on March 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “FISHER IRA” account.

Representative Bruce Westerman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (OTCMKTS:LVMUY) on 4/2/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) on 3/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) on 3/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BP (NYSE:BP) on 3/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) on 3/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 3/20/2025.

NatWest Group Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NWG stock opened at $12.27 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $49.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.02, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $11.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.65. NatWest Group plc has a one year low of $6.95 and a one year high of $12.65.

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $4.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that NatWest Group plc will post 1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NatWest Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.3899 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a yield of 3.8%. This is an increase from NatWest Group’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.36. NatWest Group’s payout ratio is currently 55.88%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on NWG shares. BNP Paribas lowered shares of NatWest Group from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Peel Hunt lowered NatWest Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NatWest Group currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NatWest Group

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 37.2% in the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 641,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,652,000 after buying an additional 174,151 shares during the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in NatWest Group by 15.9% during the first quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 26,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after purchasing an additional 3,609 shares during the period. Adero Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NatWest Group by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 12,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 985 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 309.8% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 101,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,212,000 after purchasing an additional 76,866 shares during the period. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its position in shares of NatWest Group by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 220,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,623,000 after purchasing an additional 15,534 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 1.27% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Westerman

Bruce Westerman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Westerman (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Westerman earned his BSBAGE in biological and agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1990 and his MF in forestry from Yale University in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a plant engineer for Riceland Foods and an engineer/forester for Mid-South Engineering Company.

About NatWest Group

NatWest Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services to personal, commercial, corporate, and institutional customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Commercial & Institutional segments.