Caprock Group LLC Invests $2.05 Million in NatWest Group plc $NWG

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 144,247 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,051,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ABC Arbitrage SA lifted its position in NatWest Group by 29.2% in the 3rd quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 1,102,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,607,000 after buying an additional 249,117 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. acquired a new position in shares of NatWest Group in the third quarter worth $200,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 336.4% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 94,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 73,148 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in NatWest Group by 22.9% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 59,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $835,000 after purchasing an additional 11,012 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in NatWest Group by 31.0% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 192,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,720,000 after purchasing an additional 45,484 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.27% of the company’s stock.

NatWest Group Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NWG stock opened at $16.07 on Friday. NatWest Group plc has a 12 month low of $10.40 and a 12 month high of $19.35. The company has a market cap of $64.33 billion, a PE ratio of 9.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $15.78.

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 13th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.09. NatWest Group had a net margin of 18.18% and a return on equity of 12.77%. The business had revenue of $5.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.59 billion. Equities analysts predict that NatWest Group plc will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.

More NatWest Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — NatWest reported $0.46 EPS vs. $0.37 expected and revenue of $5.74B vs. $5.59B consensus, with robust net margin and ROE that underline the current earnings strength. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Profit and targets raised — Annual profit rose ~24% and management lifted medium‑term performance targets while guiding for further income and profitability growth, supporting higher future cash flow expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns boosted — NatWest announced a fresh £750m share buyback for H1 2026 and signalled increased payouts, which directly supports returns to investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Structural hedge and acquisition add durability — Management says the bank’s structural hedge will keep boosting net interest income through 2030, and the £2.7bn Evelyn Partners deal will more than double AUMA and diversify fee income away from NII. These reduce earnings cyclicality. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade — Zacks moved NWG from Hold to Strong Buy, reflecting uplift in the brokerage view after the print and guidance. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials available — Management hosted the earnings call and published an analyst slide deck and presentation, useful for digging into guidance and hedge assumptions. Read More. / Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: ESG backlash — NatWest softened its fossil‑fuel lending restrictions alongside results, prompting activist ShareAction to urge investors to oppose the chair’s re‑election; this creates reputational and governance risk that can pressure the share price, especially with sustainable investors. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of NatWest Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

NatWest Group 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.