NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) insider Katie Murray sold 111,000 shares of NatWest Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 690, for a total transaction of £765,900.
NatWest Group Trading Up 0.5%
LON:NWG traded up GBX 3.80 on Friday, hitting GBX 701.20. The company had a trading volume of 60,722,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,191,330. NatWest Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 504 and a 52 week high of GBX 726. The stock has a market capitalization of £55.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.40, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 683.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 623.43.
NatWest Group (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 38.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NatWest Group had a net margin of 21.17% and a return on equity of 16.16%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
NWG has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 820 to GBX 840 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 725 price target on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on NatWest Group from GBX 780 to GBX 790 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on NatWest Group from GBX 860 to GBX 880 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 840 target price on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NatWest Group currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 761.88.
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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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