NatWest Group (NWG): news on Friday 16 October 2026

The 18 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

• +9.2 Barclays upgrades NatWest stock to Overweight at 850 GBp - ad-hoc-news.de ad-hoc-news.de
  Barclays upgrades to Overweight with 850p target.
• +8.3 Is Barclays Upgrade Altering The Investment Case For NatWest Stock (LSE:NWG)? Simply Wall Street
  Barclays upgrade strengthens investment case.
• +7.5 Chancellor John Healey's "Jewel In The Crown" Remarks Lift Outlook For Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) And NatWest (LSE: NWG) Shares www.foreignpolicyjournal.com
  Chancellor's remarks seen lifting outlook for NatWest shares.
• +7.0 Did John Healey just deliver good news for NatWest and Lloyds shares? The Twelfth Magpie
  Chancellor comments viewed as good news for NatWest shares.
• +6.7 NatWest, NVIDIA adapt speech AI to UK accents The Paypers
  Speech AI work with NVIDIA shows innovation.
• +6.3 NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Could Be 18% Undervalued As It Taps Bond Markets Yahoo Finance
  Valuation seen as undervalued; bond market issuance.
• +5.8 BofA names its top pick for the year and its Q3 favourite among UK banks Yahoo Finance Australia
  BofA picks UK banks favourite; positive analyst coverage.
• −5.8 Chancellor Healey may raise taxes on banks — The Guardian UA.NEWS
  Possible bank tax rises would hit NatWest profits.
• +5.0 FTSE 100 hits one-month high as falling gilt yields spark a bank-stock rally Invezz
  Bank-stock rally lifts sector including NatWest.
• +4.2 NatWest, Nationwide and HSBC UK Join CFIT Coalition to Revolutionize Financial Inclusion FF News
  Joins financial inclusion coalition; positive reputational move.
• +4.2 Royal Bank of Scotland transforms Edinburgh branch with £520,000 investment Insider Media Ltd
  Branch investment of £520,000 in Edinburgh.
• +3.3 Likewise Group’s expansion backed with NatWest funding Insider Media Ltd
  NatWest funding backs customer's expansion; lending business.
• +2.5 NatWest prices USD 1,000,000,000 in senior notes; stock last at USD 17.47 on October 15, 2026 - ad-hoc-news.de ad-hoc-news.de
  Routine senior notes pricing; successful funding raise.
• +2.5 How corporate-academic partnerships can drive the innovation economy NatWest Group
  Own thought-leadership piece on partnerships; mildly positive.
• +1.7 FTSE 100 Stock NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) Results Publication: What It Means Kalkine Media
  Results publication preview; neutral to mildly positive.
• +0.8 Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker: Scottish private sector employment increases but business confidence falls Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
  NatWest-branded economic tracker; mixed findings, not about bank.
• +0.8 Protecting family reputation in a connected world Coutts
  Coutts content piece; minor brand marketing.
• −0.8 NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG) Stock Short Interest Report for September MarketBeat
  Short interest report; minor, slightly cautionary.