NatWest Group (NWG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NatWest Group plc is a major UK-based banking and financial services group headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company traces its roots to the Royal Bank of Scotland, founded in 1727, and adopted the NatWest Group name in 2020 as part of a strategic refocus on its NatWest brand. NatWest Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also has American depositary shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NWG.

The group provides a broad range of banking services across retail, private, commercial, corporate and institutional segments. Its product suite includes current and savings accounts, mortgages, unsecured lending and credit cards for personal customers, together with business lending, asset finance, cash management and trade services for small and medium enterprises. For larger corporates and institutional clients the group offers relationship banking, markets and risk management products through its corporate and investment banking arm. Wealth management, insurance and treasury services form part of the broader product set.

NatWest Group’s franchise is principally focused on the United Kingdom and Ireland, operating under brands that have included NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland, with historical presence in Ireland through Ulster Bank. It maintains a network of branches and digital channels to serve retail and business customers, alongside international capabilities to support corporate and institutional clients. As a regulated UK banking group, it operates under the oversight of UK financial authorities and has undergone restructuring and recapitalization efforts since the global financial crisis.

The group’s recent strategic emphasis has been on strengthening its core banking operations, simplifying its structure, enhancing digital services and improving operational resilience. NatWest Group is governed by a board of directors and an executive management team responsible for delivering its customer-facing activities and longer-term transformation objectives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.37 to $17.83
• 50-Day Range: $14.84 to $18.37
• 52-Week Range: $13.16 to $19.35
• Volume: 4.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $69.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.32
• Dividend Yield: 6.91%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NatWest Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NatWest Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 227th out of 877 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NatWest Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NatWest Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NatWest Group are expected to grow by 13.20% in the coming year, from $1.97 to $2.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NatWest Group is 9.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NatWest Group is 9.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NatWest Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NatWest Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the float of NatWest Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NatWest Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.39, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NatWest Group has recently increased by 117.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

NatWest Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

NatWest Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NatWest Group is 64.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NatWest Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.26% next year. This indicates that NatWest Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

NatWest Group has a news sentiment score of 0.78. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for NWG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added NatWest Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NatWest Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.27% of the stock of NatWest Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/5 Dividend: 3/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/5 Dividend: 3/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/05/2026
• Today: 7/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NWG
• CIK: 844150
• Web: www.rbs.com
• Phone: 44-0-37-0702-0135
• Fax: 44-0-13-1626-3081
• Employees: 60,600
• Year Founded: 1968

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.89
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: $7.69 billion
• Net Margins: 19.11%
• Pretax Margin: 26.12%
• Return on Equity: 13.30%
• Return on Assets: 0.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $38.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.80
• Cash Flow: $2.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.39
• Book Value: $14.06 per share
• Price / Book: 1.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,986,880,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $69.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92