NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.09 EPS

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.09, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $5.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. NatWest Group had a return on equity of 12.77% and a net margin of 18.18%.

NatWest Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NWG traded down $0.33 during trading on Friday, hitting $16.01. The company had a trading volume of 6,521,104 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,380,817. NatWest Group has a 52 week low of $10.40 and a 52 week high of $19.35. The business’s 50-day moving average is $17.45 and its 200 day moving average is $15.76. The company has a market cap of $64.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.31, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NWG shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. 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 report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NatWest Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NatWest Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of NatWest Group by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,474,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,181,000 after purchasing an additional 455,538 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in NatWest Group by 0.4% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,575,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,888,000 after buying an additional 20,246 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 13.2% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,422,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,579,000 after buying an additional 515,620 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of NatWest Group by 20.0% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,881,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,917,000 after acquiring an additional 647,828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 42.4% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,166,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,803,000 after acquiring an additional 942,059 shares during the period. 1.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NatWest Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4/FY25 beat and stronger profitability — NatWest reported $0.46 EPS vs. $0.37 consensus and revenue of $5.74B vs. $5.59B, with a healthy net margin and ROE; management guided for further income and profitability improvement. NatWest earnings and call transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns stepped up — Management announced a £750m share buyback for H1 2026 and signaled higher medium-term payout ambition, which supports income-focused investors. Proactive Investors: shareholder returns
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition expands fee income and assets under management — The £2.7bn Evelyn Partners deal should more than double AUMA, diversifying revenue away from net interest income and supporting longer-term fee growth. Seeking Alpha: upgrade/dip worth buying
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade — Zacks moved NWG from Hold to Strong Buy, reflecting the better-than-expected results and outlook. Zacks Research upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials and guidance detail — Management provided slide deck and call materials outlining structural hedge benefits and guidance to grow hedge income through 2030; useful for modeling but not an immediate catalyst. Earnings presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Policy change on fossil-fuel lending triggered investor pushback — NatWest softened its fossil-fuel lending rules alongside results; activist group ShareAction called for opposing the chair’s re-election, creating ESG/governance risks that likely pressured the stock despite the beat. Reuters: fossil-fuel lending rules softened

About NatWest Group

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.