Insider Buying: NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Buys 225 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Lena Wilson, an insider at NatWest Group, purchased 225 shares of the company's stock at an average price of GBX 525 per share, totaling £1,181.25.
• NatWest Group's stock reached GBX 548 during mid-day trading, performing within a range of a 12-month low of GBX 329.90 and a high of GBX 565.42.
• Analysts have a consensus target price of GBX 613.33 on NatWest Group shares, with several firms giving it a "buy" rating, including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) insider Lena Wilson purchased 225 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 525 per share, for a total transaction of £1,181.25.

Lena Wilson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 12th, Lena Wilson purchased 149 shares of NatWest Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 530 per share, for a total transaction of £789.70.

NatWest Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON NWG traded up GBX 20.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 548. The company had a trading volume of 20,991,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,849,262. NatWest Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 329.90 and a twelve month high of GBX 565.42. The stock has a market capitalization of £44.14 billion, a PE ratio of 919.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 528.04 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 500.55.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The company reported GBX 30.90 earnings per share for the quarter. NatWest Group had a net margin of 18.21% and a return on equity of 13.29%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on NWG shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 595 to GBX 620 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 495 price target on shares of NatWest Group in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 475 to GBX 650 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 610 to GBX 700 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 600 price objective on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Monday, July 28th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 613.33.

NatWest Group Company Profile

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.

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