RYSD GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

NatWest Group plc · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 8.31 EUR
0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 6.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 47/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 78 out of 100
Latest Close 8.31 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.8% latest completed week
4W Return 6.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 29.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 69.2% 36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 5.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 6.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 5.0x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8112-week average 0.56

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.81Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.8% over four weeks, 29.2% over 12 weeks, and 41.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.8%
4W6.8%
12W29.2%
26W12.9%
52W41.7%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.48Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change52.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-4.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 70% Model confidence 65%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength88/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Value68/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality68/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth90/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
11.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
34.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
13.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
22.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
734.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.

0 positive · 6 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-12.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -3.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20268.31 EUR0.8%7.09 EUR4.77 EUR1.4813.242.2MOn
31 Jul 20268.25 EUR4.1%7.05 EUR4.74 EUR1.3115.921.7MOn
24 Jul 20267.92 EUR2.2%7.02 EUR4.70 EUR1.1614.37546.4KOn
17 Jul 20267.75 EUR-0.5%6.99 EUR4.66 EUR1.0813.71177.9KOn
10 Jul 20267.79 EUR-2.3%6.97 EUR4.63 EUR0.9713.92147.7KOn
3 Jul 20267.97 EUR4.8%6.94 EUR4.59 EUR0.7714.0720.3KOn
26 Jun 20267.60 EUR4.0%6.90 EUR4.56 EUR0.4714.4252.2KOff
19 Jun 20267.31 EUR2.6%6.88 EUR4.53 EUR0.259.2225.0KOff
12 Jun 20267.13 EUR3.8%6.85 EUR4.49 EUR0.118.3838.8KOff
5 Jun 20266.87 EUR-0.7%6.83 EUR4.47 EUR-0.164.2312.7KOff
29 May 20266.92 EUR1.9%6.82 EUR4.44 EUR-0.293.75249.5KOff
22 May 20266.79 EUR5.5%6.80 EUR4.41 EUR-0.422.89189.9KOff
15 May 20266.43 EUR-4.2%6.79 EUR4.38 EUR-0.561.49443.5KOff
8 May 20266.71 EUR-1.1%6.77 EUR4.36 EUR-0.444.42563.7KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context