NatWest Group (NWG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Retail Banking segment offers a range of banking products and related financial services, such as current accounts, mortgages, personal unsecured lending, and personal deposits, as well as mobile and online banking services. The Private Banking segment provides private banking and wealth management products for high-net-worth individuals and their business interests. The Commercial & Institutional segment offers banking and financial solutions to large corporate organisations, multi-nationals, and financial institutions. The company was formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and changed its name to NatWest Group plc in July 2020. NatWest Group plc was founded in 1727 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 393.40 to 400.50
• 50-Day Range: 330.57 to 397
• 52-Week Range: 199.35 to 400.50
• Volume: 29.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 30.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £33.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 848.31
• Dividend Yield: 4.51%
• Price Target: GBX 351
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NatWest Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NatWest Group scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NatWest Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NatWest Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NatWest Group is 849.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NatWest Group is 849.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 441.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NatWest Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.46. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NatWest Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NWG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

NatWest Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.82%, 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 3,829.79%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.38

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NWG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.29

News Sentiment

NatWest Group has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for NatWest Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for NWG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,600% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added NatWest Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NatWest Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £2,896.48 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.15% of the stock of NatWest Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.09% of the stock of NatWest Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NWG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NWG shares performed this year?

NatWest Group's stock was trading at GBX 219.40 at the start of the year. Since then, NWG stock has increased by 82.0% and is now trading at GBX 399.40.
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How do I buy shares of NatWest Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of NatWest Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NatWest Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BP (BP), HSBC (HSBA), Rio Tinto Group (RIO) and GSK (GSK).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/13 Dividend: 8/08/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/13/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Regional
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:NWG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.rbs.com
• Phone: 44 13 1626 3263
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 61,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 351
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 420
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 230
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 843.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.63
• P/E Growth: 0.46
• Net Income: £4.19 billion
• Net Margins: 32.31%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.28%
• Return on Assets: 0.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £13.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.40
• Cash Flow: GBX 5,657.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.07
• Book Value: GBX 452 per share
• Price / Book: 0.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 8,330,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £33.04 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.28