NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Roisin Donnelly Acquires 470 Shares

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Roisin Donnelly purchased 470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 660 per share, for a total transaction of £3,102.

NatWest Group Trading Up 1.2%

NWG stock traded up GBX 8 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 665.60. 13,542,105 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,693,481. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 617.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 555.63. The company has a market capitalization of £53.26 billion, a PE ratio of 10.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. NatWest Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 369 and a twelve month high of GBX 668.80.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The company reported GBX 19.80 EPS for the quarter. NatWest Group had a return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 18.21%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about NatWest Group

Here are the key news stories impacting NatWest Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Patrick Flynn bought 193 shares at GBX 660 (≈£1,273.80). This insider buy may be read as a vote of confidence in the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Gill Whitehead purchased 500 shares at GBX 660 (≈£3,300), another director-level purchase supporting positive insider signal.
• Positive Sentiment: Geeta Gopalan bought 471 shares at GBX 660 (≈£3,108.60), adding to the cluster of insider buying on Jan. 2.
• Positive Sentiment: Lena Wilson purchased 179 shares at GBX 660 (≈£1,181.40), reinforcing the pattern of insider accumulation.
• Positive Sentiment: Richard Haythornthwait acquired 1,804 shares at GBX 660 (≈£11,906.40), the largest single reported buy among this group.
• Neutral Sentiment: Combined insider purchases: 3,147 shares for ~£20,770. While positive for sentiment, the total is immaterial relative to NatWest’s market cap — so expect modest directional impact unless followed by larger transactions or corporate news.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on NWG shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 615 to GBX 630 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Shore Capital lifted their target price on NatWest Group from GBX 500 to GBX 550 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 730 price target on shares of NatWest Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on NatWest Group from GBX 650 to GBX 725 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on NatWest Group from GBX 690 to GBX 765 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 666.67.

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.