NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Yasmin Jetha Acquires 158 Shares

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Yasmin Jetha purchased 158 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 530 per share, with a total value of £837.40.

Yasmin Jetha also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 1st, Yasmin Jetha purchased 239 shares of NatWest Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 501 per share, with a total value of £1,197.39.

NatWest Group Price Performance

NWG stock opened at GBX 524.40 on Wednesday. NatWest Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 327.30 and a 1 year high of GBX 565.42. The company has a market cap of £42.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 879.87, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 522.60 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 495.27.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The company reported GBX 30.90 earnings per share for the quarter. NatWest Group had a net margin of 18.21% and a return on equity of 13.29%. On average, equities research analysts expect that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on NWG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 target price on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 530 to GBX 615 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 495 target price on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 595 to GBX 620 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 475 to GBX 650 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 613.33.

NatWest Group Company Profile

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.