112,859 Shares in NatWest Group plc $NWG Bought by BTC Capital Management Inc.

BTC Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 112,859 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,597,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Naviter Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 12.0% during the third quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC now owns 54,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $769,000 after purchasing an additional 5,822 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in NatWest Group by 11.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 127,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,800,000 after buying an additional 13,235 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in NatWest Group by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 140,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,990,000 after acquiring an additional 2,239 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its position in NatWest Group by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 15,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,000 after acquiring an additional 3,633 shares during the period. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. raised its stake in shares of NatWest Group by 9.2% during the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 1,435,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,314,000 after acquiring an additional 121,522 shares during the last quarter. 1.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NatWest Group Stock Performance

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

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 13th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.09. NatWest Group had a return on equity of 12.77% and a net margin of 18.18%.The company had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.59 billion. As a group, 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 brokerages recently weighed in on NWG. Zacks Research raised shares of NatWest Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company 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.