NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on NWG shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of NatWest Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th.

NatWest Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NWG opened at $16.66 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $17.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.70 billion, a PE ratio of 9.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.96. NatWest Group has a 52 week low of $10.40 and a 52 week high of $19.35.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NatWest Group

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 40,912,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $715,964,000 after buying an additional 1,677,879 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its position in NatWest Group by 1.2% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 13,531,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,764,000 after acquiring an additional 156,832 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in NatWest Group by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 13,399,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,498,000 after acquiring an additional 494,472 shares during the last quarter. L1 Capital Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of NatWest Group during the second quarter worth approximately $146,913,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of NatWest Group by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,858,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,024,000 after purchasing an additional 18,334 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NatWest Group

Here are the key news stories impacting NatWest Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply in January (down ~39% vs. mid‑January to ~897k shares), leaving a very low short‑interest ratio (~0.3 days) — this reduces immediate downward pressure from short sellers.
• Positive Sentiment: Management announced a £750m share buyback alongside the deal, which supports EPS and signals board confidence. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: NatWest has held M&A analyst/management calls and posted slides/transcripts to explain the Evelyn Partners acquisition and integration plan — useful for assessing cost synergies and timeline. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: NatWest agreed to buy Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn (including debt; ~$3.7bn), more than doubling its AUM. Investors are questioning the price paid and whether the deal will deliver the projected cost/income benefits. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: The market reacted negatively on announcement — shares initially slid (reports of a ~4% drop) as traders weighed deal cost and timing ahead of upcoming Q4 results. That knee‑jerk selloff is a likely driver of today’s weaker price. Read More.

NatWest Group Company Profile

NatWest Group plc is a major UK-based banking and financial services group headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company traces its roots to the Royal Bank of Scotland, founded in 1727, and adopted the NatWest Group name in 2020 as part of a strategic refocus on its NatWest brand. NatWest Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also has American depositary shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NWG.

The group provides a broad range of banking services across retail, private, commercial, corporate and institutional segments.