NatWest Group plc is a majority state-owned business and commercial bank based in Edinburgh, UK. It is one of the largest banks in the United Kingdom, offering services to personal customers and the business sector, banking around 1 in 4 businesses in the UK and Ireland. It has close to 20 million customers in those countries. The main subsidiary companies of NatWest include National Westminster Bank, Ulster Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Coutts and NatWest Markets. The company even issues banknotes in Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 2021, the UK government held a 54.7% stake in the NatWest Group. However, the UK Treasury announced its plans for selling all government shares in the business.
Some financial crises may benefit such large institutions as NatWest Group. During the 2008 financial crisis, the company temporarily became the largest bank in the world. However, the NWG stock soon sharply fell in value and the bank had to be bailed out by the UK government. Although often described as "too big to fail", even such giants may not be able to survive major financial turmoils. Traders and investors looking into the NWG stock should carefully analyze the company's performance before making investment or trading decisions.
Retail, commercial and private banking divisions including various subsidiaries should all be analyzed. All future sales and acquisitions of the company will play a major role in the NWG stock price, as well as the UK government's sales of NWG shares.
There's a number of controversies associated with NatWest Group. For example, the company was challenged over its providing financial means to companies that were involved in oil and coal mining, therefore increasing carbon emissions across the world. Another controversy involved the bank failing to properly monitor 365 million British pounds deposited into the account of a jeweller that used it for money-laundering purposes in 2021. This was a bearish factor for the NWG rate.
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The company was formed in 1969 as a result of the merger between the Royal Bank of Scotland and the National Commercial Bank of Scotland. The company was known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc until July 2020. Nowadays, it operates through five segments, including Retail Banking, Private Banking, Commercial Banking, RBS International, and NatWest Markets. Natwest Group Plc consists of around 250 past and present banks that have merged over the centuries.
The company's shares are listed on the London and New York stock exchanges under the ticker "NWG". In March 2022, the British government held its fifth sale of around 550 million NatWest shares. As a result, the government's ownership fell to 48.1%. The government controlled the largest stake in the bank since the 2007-2008 financial crisis in order to support the bank's stability. Now, the bank is returning to private ownership.
If you decide to trade NWG stocks, you should consider several factors that drive the stock price.
The company has a positive net impact ratio. However, it has a negative impact on such categories as scarce human capital and GHG emissions. Still, the bank shares ESG principles. It provides support to retail and business customers to help them mitigate and measure their carbon footprint. It's always a positive sign for the company's investing attractiveness. If you trade NWG stocks, a company's positive impact on various industries boosts the stock price.
Natwest Group Plc is included in several global stock indices. The largest ones are FTSE 100, FTSE 350 Banks, FTSE 350 and STOXX 600. When the company is included in global indices, this counts as confirmation of its reliability.
You should also pay attention to the competition factor. Natwest Group Plc is one of the top-five major domestic banks in the UK. The other four banks are HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays, and Standard Chartered, where HSBC is the largest. Tough competition may hurt the bank's financial data, which will lead to a fall in the stock value.