Insider Buying: NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Purchases £1,293.10 in Stock

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Roisin Donnelly bought 193 shares of NatWest Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 670 per share, for a total transaction of £1,293.10.

NatWest Group Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of NWG stock opened at GBX 654.80 on Thursday. NatWest Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 504.41 and a 52 week high of GBX 726. The stock has a market capitalization of £51.88 billion, a PE ratio of 8.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 692.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 639.22.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 38.10 earnings per share for the quarter. NatWest Group had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 21.17%. Analysts expect that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on NatWest Group from GBX 790 to GBX 830 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 770 price objective on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on NatWest Group from GBX 860 to GBX 880 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 725 target price on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 target price on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 769.38.

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.