NatWest Group (LON:NWG) Insider Lena Wilson Buys 225 Shares

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) insider Lena Wilson bought 225 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 525 per share, with a total value of £1,181.25.

Lena Wilson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 12th, Lena Wilson purchased 149 shares of NatWest Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 530 per share, for a total transaction of £789.70.

NatWest Group Trading Up 3.8%

LON NWG opened at GBX 548 on Friday. NatWest Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 329.90 and a 12-month high of GBX 565.42. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 528.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 501.13. The stock has a market cap of £44.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 919.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.28.

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The company reported GBX 30.90 earnings per share (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 forecast that NatWest Group plc will post 45.9724712 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NWG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 600 price objective on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Monday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 610 to GBX 700 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 595 to GBX 620 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of NatWest Group from GBX 530 to GBX 615 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company 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.