NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) Insider Lena Wilson Purchases 261 Shares

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) insider Lena Wilson acquired 261 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 454 ($5.85) per share, for a total transaction of £1,184.94 ($1,527.97).

NatWest Group Trading Down 8.6 %

NWG traded down GBX 39.10 ($0.50) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 413.40 ($5.33). 34,497,043 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 41,984,801. NatWest Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 267 ($3.44) and a 52 week high of GBX 485.51 ($6.26). The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 448.65 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 405.48. The stock has a market cap of £33.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.42, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported GBX 52.50 ($0.68) EPS for the quarter. NatWest Group had a net margin of 18.21% and a return on equity of 13.29%. As a group, analysts forecast that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NWG shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 510 ($6.58) to GBX 550 ($7.09) and gave the stock a "top pick" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Citigroup lifted their target price on NatWest Group from GBX 580 ($7.48) to GBX 615 ($7.93) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 477.50 ($6.16).

About NatWest Group

NatWest Group is a UK-focused banking organisation, serving over 19 million customers, with business operations stretching across retail, commercial and private banking markets.