Prospera Financial Services Inc Buys 73,148 Shares of NatWest Group plc $NWG

Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its position in shares of NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) by 336.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 94,893 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 73,148 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in NatWest Group were worth $1,343,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in NatWest Group by 13.1% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 37,531,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $531,069,000 after purchasing an additional 4,355,850 shares during the period. L1 Capital Pty Ltd bought a new position in NatWest Group during the 2nd quarter worth $146,913,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 7.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,474,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,181,000 after buying an additional 455,538 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of NatWest Group by 4.4% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,554,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,602,000 after acquiring an additional 231,732 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake 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 valued at $54,917,000 after acquiring an additional 647,828 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.27% of the company’s stock.

NatWest Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NWG opened at $16.07 on Friday. NatWest Group plc has a 1 year low of $10.40 and a 1 year high of $19.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $17.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.78.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

NatWest Group News Summary

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.

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.