Sivia Capital Partners LLC Purchases 20,412 Shares of NatWest Group plc $NWG

Key Points

• Sivia Capital Partners LLC significantly increased its investment in NatWest Group plc by 105.3% in Q2, acquiring an additional 20,412 shares to reach a total of 39,803 shares valued at $563,000.
• Several institutional investors boosted their holdings in NatWest Group, with Baron Wealth Management LLC raising its position by 20.3% to a total of 43,272 shares worth $612,000.
• NatWest Group's stock recently faced downgrades, with Zacks Research changing its position from a "strong-buy" to a "hold" rating, and BNP Paribas revising its rating from "hold" to "strong sell."

Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG - Free Report) by 105.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 39,803 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 20,412 shares during the quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC's holdings in NatWest Group were worth $563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Baron Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,272 shares of the company's stock valued at $612,000 after purchasing an additional 7,303 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 38,161 shares of the company's stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 2,226 shares during the period. Goldstone Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in NatWest Group by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 44,266 shares of the company's stock valued at $595,000 after acquiring an additional 1,683 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in NatWest Group by 19.4% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 31,334 shares of the company's stock valued at $374,000 after acquiring an additional 5,089 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in NatWest Group by 35.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,594 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,195 shares during the period. 1.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of NatWest Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of NatWest Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas cut shares of NatWest Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold".

NatWest Group Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of NWG opened at $14.44 on Wednesday. NatWest Group plc has a 12 month low of $8.69 and a 12 month high of $15.52. The firm's 50 day moving average is $14.20 and its 200-day moving average is $13.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.30 billion, a PE ratio of 9.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 25th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.06 billion. NatWest Group had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 11.99%. Equities research analysts forecast that NatWest Group plc will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.

NatWest Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th were paid a $0.255 dividend. This represents a yield of 390.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. NatWest Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.26%.

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.

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