D Orazio & Associates Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 42,947 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,631 shares during the period. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in NatWest Group were worth $437,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in NatWest Group by 193.7% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,000 after buying an additional 24,798 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of NatWest Group by 33.9% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 119,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $957,000 after acquiring an additional 30,151 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in shares of NatWest Group by 21.7% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 64,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,000 after acquiring an additional 11,464 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NatWest Group in the second quarter valued at $391,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in NatWest Group by 31.7% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 34,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 8,280 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.27% of the company’s stock.

NatWest Group Stock Performance

NYSE:NWG opened at $11.13 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $10.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.80 billion, a PE ratio of 8.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.30. NatWest Group plc has a 12 month low of $5.16 and a 12 month high of $11.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on NWG. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded NatWest Group from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of NatWest Group from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NatWest Group presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

About NatWest Group

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.