Boston Partners Has $3.72 Million Stock Holdings in NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG)

Boston Partners lifted its position in NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG - Free Report) by 34.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 365,226 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 93,568 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners' holdings in NatWest Group were worth $3,719,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NatWest Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 121.3% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,735 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,499 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of NatWest Group in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 161.4% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,894 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in NatWest Group during the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on the stock. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of NatWest Group from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Peel Hunt downgraded shares of NatWest Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NatWest Group has an average rating of "Buy".

NatWest Group Stock Performance

NYSE NWG traded down $0.15 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.03. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,786,578 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,430,646. NatWest Group plc has a 52 week low of $6.69 and a 52 week high of $12.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market cap of $48.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $11.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.31.

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $4.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. Equities research analysts forecast that NatWest Group plc will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NatWest Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.3899 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a yield of 3.8%. This is an increase from NatWest Group's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.36. NatWest Group's payout ratio is currently 55.88%.

NatWest Group Profile

NatWest Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services to personal, commercial, corporate, and institutional customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Commercial & Institutional segments.