Rep. Bruce Westerman Sells NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) Stock

Representative Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG). In a filing disclosed on May 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in NatWest Group stock on April 21st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “FISHER IRA” account.

Representative Bruce Westerman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UniCredit (OTCMKTS:UNCRY) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GSK (NYSE:GSK) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 4/21/2025.

NatWest Group Price Performance

NYSE:NWG opened at $13.11 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $52.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company’s 50-day moving average is $12.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.08. NatWest Group plc has a 12-month low of $7.80 and a 12-month high of $13.30.

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $5.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.80 billion. Research analysts expect that NatWest Group plc will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.

NatWest Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a $0.3899 dividend. This represents a yield of 3.8%. This is a positive change from NatWest Group’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. NatWest Group’s dividend payout ratio is 51.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NWG shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NatWest Group in a research note on Monday, April 28th. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of NatWest Group from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Peel Hunt downgraded shares of NatWest Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NatWest Group has an average rating of “Buy”.

Institutional Trading of NatWest Group

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Qtron Investments LLC lifted its stake in NatWest Group by 38.7% during the first quarter. Qtron Investments LLC now owns 96,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,152,000 after purchasing an additional 26,982 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of NatWest Group by 11.0% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,599,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,907,000 after purchasing an additional 356,483 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in NatWest Group by 466.9% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 9,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 7,648 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in NatWest Group by 20.3% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,233,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,540,000 after acquiring an additional 545,017 shares during the period. Finally, Ethic Inc. grew its holdings in NatWest Group by 3.4% during the first quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 216,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,591,000 after acquiring an additional 7,089 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.27% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Westerman

Bruce Westerman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Westerman (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Westerman earned his BSBAGE in biological and agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1990 and his MF in forestry from Yale University in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a plant engineer for Riceland Foods and an engineer/forester for Mid-South Engineering Company.

NatWest Group Company Profile

NatWest Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services to personal, commercial, corporate, and institutional customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Commercial & Institutional segments.