NatWest stock: Barclays raises target from GBp 740.00 to GBp 850.00 for NatWest stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 16:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

NatWest pre-tax profit reached GBP 2.29 billion in the second quarter versus GBP 2.04 billion consensus. NatWest stock costs EUR 7.91 on October 16, 2026.

Analyst target and results

Barclays lifted its NatWest target from GBp 740.00 to GBp 850.00 on October 13, 2026.
Second-quarter pre-tax profit reached GBP 2.29 billion against GBP 2.04 billion consensus.
NatWest stock costs EUR 7.91 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:34 p.m. CEST.
NatWest Group is scheduled to publish third-quarter results on October 30, 2026.

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Barclays raised its NatWest target from GBp 740.00 to GBp 850.00 on October 13, 2026, while upgrading the rating from Equal Weight to Overweight, according to Yahoo Finance. At the reference price of GBp 675.20 cited in that report, the new target was 25.88 percent higher. NatWest stock was trading at EUR 7.91 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:34 p.m. CEST.

Second-quarter profit and consensus

NatWest's second-quarter results provide the operating counterweight to the target revision. Pre-tax profit rose 29.00 percent to GBP 2.29 billion, compared with GBP 2.04 billion expected, while total income reached GBP 4.50 billion against GBP 4.40 billion consensus, according to Investing.com. The figures cover the second quarter of 2026 and show why earnings expectations matter alongside the broker target.

Price position and coming results

The euro quotation places NatWest in the middle of the current investor discussion, but the available market evidence is more useful when separated by currency. Barclays' target is stated in GBp, while the German trading indication is in EUR, so the two levels are not combined into one percentage.

NatWest's investor calendar lists third-quarter results for October 30, 2026. The date appears on the company's investor-relations page, which also records the first-half results released on July 31, 2026, according to NatWest Group. That report will give investors the next scheduled check on income, profitability and capital distribution.

Target and earnings remain separate signals

The analyst action and the operating figures point to two different market questions. Barclays is placing more value on future earnings capacity, while the second-quarter comparison shows the scale of the recent profit beat. Neither figure alone determines the next share-price move.

Trading indication in euros

The NatWest stock indication was EUR 7.91 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:34 p.m. CEST. The next dated company event is the third-quarter results release on October 30, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of NatWest stock.