NatWest Group (LON:NWG - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold" rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Shore Capital in a note issued to investors on Friday, MarketBeat reports.
Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on NWG. Citigroup increased their price target on NatWest Group from GBX 580 ($7.74) to GBX 615 ($8.21) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 510 ($6.81) to GBX 550 ($7.34) and gave the company a "top pick" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th.
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NatWest Group Stock Down 0.3 %
Shares of NatWest Group stock traded down GBX 1.50 ($0.02) on Friday, reaching GBX 476.50 ($6.36). The company's stock had a trading volume of 886,976,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,726,918. NatWest Group has a 52 week low of GBX 300.40 ($4.01) and a 52 week high of GBX 497.10 ($6.64). The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 455.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 423.83. The company has a market capitalization of £38.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28.
NatWest Group (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported GBX 15.50 ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter. NatWest Group had a net margin of 18.21% and a return on equity of 13.29%. As a group, research analysts predict that NatWest Group will post 45.9724712 EPS for the current year.
Insider Activity at NatWest Group
In other news, insider Lena Wilson purchased 261 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 454 ($6.06) per share, with a total value of £1,184.94 ($1,582.24). 16.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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NatWest Group is a UK-focused banking organisation, serving over 19 million customers, with business operations stretching across retail, commercial and private banking markets.
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