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title: "NatWest Advances Share Buyback, Cancels 2.75 Million Shares"
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description: "NatWest Group has announced the continuation of its share buyback program, purchasing approximately 2.75 million shares, which will be canceled to reduce the number of shares in circulation. This move aims to enhance shareholder returns and optimize capital structure in a competitive U.K. banking market. Currently, there are about 7.97 billion shares in issue, with a Hold rating from analysts and a price target of £7.30. Despite mixed fundamentals, the stock is viewed as attractive due to its low P/E ratio and high dividend yield."
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# NatWest Advances Share Buyback, Cancels 2.75 Million Shares

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NatWest Group ( (GB:NWG) ) has provided an announcement.

NatWest Group has continued to execute its existing share buyback programme, purchasing around 2.75 million ordinary shares over the past week through UBS across the London Stock Exchange and other venues. The bank plans to cancel the repurchased shares, which will reduce the number of shares in circulation and leave 194.18 million shares held in treasury and about 7.97 billion shares in issue, signalling ongoing capital return to shareholders and potential enhancement of earnings per share.

The latest tranche of buybacks underscores NatWest’s efforts to optimise its capital structure and maintain shareholder-friendly policies in a competitive U.K. banking market. By steadily shrinking its free-float equity base while retaining a sizeable treasury position, the group strengthens its flexibility for future capital management while potentially supporting its share price and return metrics over time.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:NWG) stock is a Hold with a £7.30 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on NatWest Group stock, see the GB:NWG Stock Forecast page.

**Spark’s Take on NWG Stock**

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, NWG is a Neutral.

The score is driven mainly by mixed fundamentals: strong profitability and improving leverage are offset by highly inconsistent (and most recently negative) operating/free cash flow. Technical indicators further weigh on the score due to weak momentum and trading below key moving averages. These risks are partially balanced by attractive valuation (low P/E, high dividend yield) and a generally positive earnings call with raised income guidance and strong capital generation.

To see Spark’s full report on NWG stock, click here.

**More about NatWest Group**

NatWest Group is a major U.K. banking and financial services group, providing retail, commercial and institutional banking through brands such as NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland. The group focuses on lending, deposits, payments and wealth management across the U.K. and Ireland, competing with other large high-street and universal banks.

**Average Trading Volume:** 21,693,357

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Buy

**Current Market Cap:** £45.46B

Learn more about NWG stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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