NatWest
About: NatWest Group derives around 90% of its total income from the United Kingdom. The bank operates a retail, commercial, and private bank in the UK, offering clients lending and payment services as well as asset management services.
Employees: 60,700
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Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
195% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 20
117% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 71
64% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.14B [Q4 2024] → $1.88B (+$732M) [Q1 2025]
32% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.77M | Put options by funds: $2.1M
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 291 [Q4 2024] → 320 (+29) [Q1 2025]
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.56% [Q4 2024] → 1.95% (+0.39%) [Q1 2025]
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 0 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for NWG.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about NWG published over the past 30 days
Positive
Proactive Investors
2 days ago
NatWest upgrades guidance again as profits beat expectations, but broker stays cautious
Shore Capital says NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) second quarter results have once again outpaced market forecasts, prompting the bank's management to raise its full-year targets. Return on tangible equity (RoTE) for the period came in at 17.7%, comfortably ahead of expectations, and NatWest now expects to deliver at least 16.5% for the year as a whole.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
NatWest Q2 Earnings: Still Reaping The Benefits Of Growing Hedge Income
NatWest delivered strong Q2 2025 results, clearing analyst expectations on both revenue and profit, and delivering a healthy 17.7% return on tangible equity. The bank's structural hedge continues to reprice into the prevailing yield environment, which is contributing to strong growth in net interest income and earnings. With the shares still trading for less than 1.5x tangible net asset value, the valuation remains attractive.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
NatWest Group plc (NWG) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2025 4:00 AM ET Company Participants John-Paul Thwaite - Group CEO & Executive Director Katie Murray - Group CFO & Executive Director Conference Call Participants Alvaro Serrano Saenz de Tejada - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Amandeep Singh Rakkar - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Amit Goel - Mediobanca—Banca di credito finanziario S.p.A., Research Division Christopher Cant - Bernstein Autonomous LLP Edward Hugo Anson Firth - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Guy Stebbings - BNP Paribas Exane, Research Division Jason Clive Napier - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Jonathan Richard Kuczynski Pierce - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Sheel Shah - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Operator Good morning, and welcome to NatWest Group's H1 2025 Results Management Presentation.
Positive
Reuters
5 days ago
NatWest scales-up support for net-zero transition
British lender NatWest plans to double the amount of money it will dedicate to help clients meet decarbonisation and climate goals, saying on Friday that it recognised it needed to do more to support the energy transition.
Positive
Proactive Investors
5 days ago
NatWest lifts guidance and dividend after strong first half
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) has raised its full-year profit expectations and boosted its dividend after reporting higher earnings for the first half of 2025, supported by growth in lending, deposits and customer numbers. The lender posted an attributable profit of £2.5 billion for the six months to June, up 28% on the previous year.
Positive
Reuters
5 days ago
NatWest reports 18% rise in first-half profit, announces $1 billion buyback
NatWest's profit for the first half of the year rose a slightly better-than-expected 18% as it grew loans and deposits, it said on Friday, allowing the British lender to announce a fresh share buyback worth 750 million pounds ($1.01 billion).
Positive
Invezz
6 days ago
NatWest share price forecast before earnings: buy or sell?
NatWest share price rose by over 1% on Thursday after Lloyds Bank, its biggest competitor, published its strong financial results. NWG jumped to a high of 505p, its highest level since July 2nd, and 7.28% from its lowest point this month.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
NatWest Group: The Most Mispriced Bank In Europe, And Nobody's Watching
NatWest is a transformed, hyper-capitalized bank trading at a discount, with strong profitability, a 4.16% yield, and robust risk management. The market still prices NatWest as a post-crisis bank, but its fundamentals—ROTE >16%, CET1 ≥13.8%, and buybacks—justify a rerating. Q2 results could be the catalyst for a rapid revaluation, especially with the Sainsbury's Bank acquisition and structural hedges boosting net interest income.
Positive
Proactive Investors
1 week ago
Lloyds and NatWest consensus forecasts for next week's results
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) reports second-quarter results next Thursday, 24 July, with NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) following on Friday, 25 July, with the City analyst consensus pointing to growing profits at both. Consensus forecasts compiled by the company are for £4.5 billion of net income, up from the £4.4 billion in the first quarter.
Neutral
Proactive Investors
1 week ago
Lloyds upgraded, though NatWest will remain more profitable for next few years - broker
Deciding which of Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) and NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) is the more profitable bank is "the ultimate question" for City philosophers, said analysts at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods. In a substantial document devoted to answering this question -- acknowledging that greater philosophers and scientists have pondered the ultimate question of life, from Socrates's examination of wisdom and virtue, to Einstein's betterment of humanity and Deep Thought mulling of the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything -- the US broker ended up upgrading its target prices for both lenders.
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