NWGNatWest Group plc

$16.79+20% 1Y
Latest close: below its 200-day averageOct 23, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −1% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 85% since the previous count, unchanged over three months.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How NWG is trading

NatWest Group plc is +20% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 4.0 points ahead of the market.

+20%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−0.51%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
37

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
14%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$6.80 – $19.42 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$16.79
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−7.5%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+20%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+259%
vs 50-day average$18.18
−7.6%
52-week high
$19.41
52-week low
$13.76
Annualised volatility
32%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+0.06%
2025+81%
2024+92%
2023−4.8%
2022+10%
2021+39%
2020−25%
2019+29%
2018−26%
2017+38%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan108 of 10+4.2%
Feb105 of 10+1.0%
Mar104 of 10−2.9%
Apr108 of 10+4.1%
May105 of 10+1.5%
Jun103 of 10−0.86%
Jul116 of 11+2.8%
Aug115 of 11−0.49%
Sep116 of 11−0.47%
Oct116 of 11+1.1%
Nov107 of 10+7.8%
Dec108 of 10+5.7%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.