NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Buys £954 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Roisin Donnelly purchased 180 shares of NatWest Group stock for a total of £954, indicating confidence in the company's performance.
• The stock is currently trading at GBX 524.40, with a market capitalization of £42.24 billion and a recent PE ratio of 879.87.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for NatWest Group, with a price target averaging GBX 613.33, following raised price objectives from multiple firms.

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) insider Roisin Donnelly bought 180 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 530 per share, for a total transaction of £954.

Roisin Donnelly also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 1st, Roisin Donnelly bought 619 shares of NatWest Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 501 per share, for a total transaction of £3,101.19.

NatWest Group Stock Performance

LON NWG traded down GBX 13.40 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 524.40. 26,528,594 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,169,309. The stock has a market capitalization of £42.24 billion, a PE ratio of 879.87, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. NatWest Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 327.30 and a 1-year high of GBX 565.42. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 521.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 495.07.

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, analysts anticipate that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 495 target price on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Citigroup raised 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 600 price objective on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Monday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 530 to GBX 615 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 475 to GBX 650 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 613.33.

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.

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