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NatWest Group plc (NWG)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | NYSE
16.53 USD -0.37 (-2.189%) ⇩ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:09 a.m. EDT

NatWest Group (NWG) is presenting a compelling high-conviction setup for a patient swing trade, combining a robust 5.18% yield with clear technical signs of momentum recovery. The recent price action has broken through key moving averages (fifty-day), and the options data confirms this sentiment with significant open interest pinning at the $20.00 strike, creating a defined upside target while the current dip offers a discount entry. This is not a deep value trap play; it is a 'dip worth buying' scenario where fundamental stability meets asymmetric technicals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.109325
AutoARIMA0.112278
MSTL0.114743
AutoTheta0.146387

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 3.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.397
Excess Kurtosis -0.57
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-19
Revenue per Share 3.966
Market Cap 65,883,705,344
Trailing P/E 9.08
Forward P/E 7.71
Beta 0.83
Profit Margins 36.51%
Website https://www.natwestgroup.com

As of April 19, 2026, 1:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators show a distinct bullish bias in options positioning. The call side displays a 'Top OI' (maximum open interest) at the $20.00 strike, significantly over 18% of total OTM calls, suggesting a target price well above the current $16.90. While the February Treasury Rates-140 Journal (5/15 expiration) shows muted interest at $17.5 ATM, the $20.00 strike remains the primary focus for bullish speculation. Conversely, put positioning is concentrated at the $15.00 strike, which is significantly belowmentioned at 11.2% of OTM volume, indicating a perceived floor but less aggressive downside hedging than the upside anticipation. IVs are moderate, suggesting expectations for a trend rather than a binary event, but the skew towards higher strikes signals confidence in further appreciation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.47% 6.35% 7.61% 9.05%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-20 0.621000 4.470842
2025-08-08 0.255000 1.876867
2025-03-14 0.390000 3.516300
2024-08-09 0.154000 1.956231
2024-03-14 0.290000 5.207147
2023-12-01 0.139000 2.978080
2023-08-10 0.141000 2.822375
2023-03-16 0.240000 4.560125
2022-08-30 0.421000 9.022042
2022-08-25 0.090517 1.879103
2022-03-17 0.219828 5.003107
2021-08-12 0.089440 1.953660
2021-03-25 0.090517 2.337687
2020-03-26 0.223060 9.567117
2019-08-15 0.366379 12.364680
2019-03-21 0.310345 7.402205
2018-08-23 0.054957 1.433779
2008-05-29 14.171573 25.641261
2008-03-05 9.650967 13.073294
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.88
dividendYield 5.3
exDividendDate 2026-03-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.325
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019230768
lastDividendValue 0.621
lastDividendDate 2026-03-20
dividendDate 2026-05-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.31503582
Address1 Gogarburn
Address2 175 Glasgow Road PO Box 1000
All Time High 241.79984
All Time Low 2.521552
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 15,900
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,430,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,200,344
Average Volume 4,200,344
Average Volume10Days 3,430,980
Beta 0.83
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 6,400
Book Value 12.863077
City Edinburgh
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 16.53
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 16.66
Day Low 16.4403
Display Name NatWest
Dividend Date 1,777,939,200
Dividend Rate 0.88
Dividend Yield 5.3
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,989,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,989,400
Earnings Growth 0.131
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.111
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,638,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,638,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,638,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.732
Enterprise Value 59,593,760,768
Eps Current Year 1.927
Eps Forward 2.144
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.82
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 15.9572
Fifty Day Average Change 0.57280064
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.035896063
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 31.503582
Fifty Two Week High 19.36
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.83
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14617768
Fifty Two Week Low 12.32
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.210001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.34172088
Fifty Two Week Range 12.32 - 19.36
Financial Currency GBP
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,192,714,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.56
Float Shares 7,958,441,672
Forward Eps 2.144
Forward P E 7.709888
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 59,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 15,969,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.04782
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,985,705,067
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
Last Dividend Value 0.621
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,661,817,600
Last Split Factor 928:1000
Long Business Summary NatWest Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through the Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Commercial & Institutional segments. The Retail Banking segment offers a range of banking products and related financial services, such as current accounts, mortgages, personal unsecured lending, and personal deposits, as well as mobile and online banking services. Its Private Banking segment provides banking, lending, and wealth management products for high-net-worth individuals and their business interests. The Commercial & Institutional segment consists of customer businesses under business banking, commercial mid-market, and corporates and institutions; and offers banking operations services in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Luxembourg, as well as products and solutions for businesses comprising start-ups, corporates, and large institutions. The company was formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and changed its name to NatWest Group plc in July 2020. NatWest Group plc was founded in 1727 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.
Long Name NatWest Group plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 65,883,705,344
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_563937
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 5,479,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 65,256,093,628
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 16.61
Operating Cashflow -12,416,000,000
Operating Margins 0.47063
Payout Ratio 0.3666
Peg Ratio 3.74
Phone 44 345 7888444
Pre Market Change -0.065000534
Pre Market Change Percent -0.39334667
Pre Market Price 16.46
Pre Market Time 1,776,759,051
Previous Close 16.9
Price Eps Current Year 8.578101
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2850736
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.125467
Profit Margins 0.36512002
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.369999
Regular Market Change Percent -2.18934
Regular Market Day High 16.66
Regular Market Day Low 16.4403
Regular Market Day Range 16.4403 - 16.66
Regular Market Open 16.61
Regular Market Previous Close 16.9
Regular Market Price 16.53
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,202
Regular Market Volume 5,838,670
Return On Assets 0.0082
Return On Equity 0.14231
Revenue Growth 0.114
Revenue Per Share 3.966
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 3,985,705,067
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00029999999
Shares Short 1,289,878
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,991,500
Short Name NatWest Group plc
Short Percent Of Float 0.00029999999
Short Ratio 0.27
Source Interval 15
Symbol NWG
Target High Price 20.63
Target Low Price 18.2
Target Mean Price 19.24333
Target Median Price 18.9
Total Cash 228,125,999,104
Total Cash Per Share 28.53
Total Debt 155,531,001,856
Total Revenue 15,969,999,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.325
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019230768
Trailing Eps 1.82
Trailing P E 9.0824175
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.6747
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.57885
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9511509
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.061053988
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,838,670
Website https://www.natwestgroup.com
Zip EH12 1HQ