Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 19,391 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $231,000.
Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NatWest Group during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in NatWest Group by 161.4% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,894 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,787 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. purchased a new position in NatWest Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in NatWest Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in NatWest Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $108,000. 1.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research report on Monday, April 28th. BNP Paribas downgraded NatWest Group from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Peel Hunt downgraded NatWest Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NatWest Group has an average rating of "Buy".
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NatWest Group Stock Performance
Shares of NWG stock opened at $14.42 on Monday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $12.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.60. NatWest Group plc has a 52 week low of $7.80 and a 52 week high of $14.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market cap of $58.07 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.04.
NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $5.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.80 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NatWest Group plc will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.
NatWest Group Profile
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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.
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