NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the five research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 381.25 ($4.75).

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "top pick" rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research report on Friday, December 6th.

NatWest Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:NWG traded up GBX 1.20 ($0.01) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 450 ($5.60). The stock had a trading volume of 13,403,637 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,319,270. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 411.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 375.82. The firm has a market capitalization of £37.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 957.45, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. NatWest Group has a 1-year low of GBX 203.40 ($2.53) and a 1-year high of GBX 455.44 ($5.67).

Insider Activity at NatWest Group

In other news, insider Katie Murray sold 533,746 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 392 ($4.88), for a total transaction of £2,092,284.32 ($2,604,287.18). Also, insider Stuart Lewis acquired 774 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 397 ($4.94) per share, for a total transaction of £3,072.78 ($3,824.72). Company insiders own 16.15% of the company's stock.

About NatWest Group

NatWest Group is a UK-focused banking organisation, serving over 19 million customers, with business operations stretching across retail, commercial and private banking markets.