Prediction: in 12 months the red-hot NatWest share price could turn £10,000 into…
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The NatWest (LSE: NWG) share price has been on fire. It’s up more than 60% in the last 12 months and has rocketed 300% over five years.
As well as growth, the FTSE 100 bank’s starting to pay investors generous dividends.
Strong income growth
In 2024, the bank paid a full-year dividend of 21.5p. That was a jump of 26.5% on the 17p paid in 2023. Over the last five years, NatWest has grown its dividend payout at an average compound rate of 60% a year. That’s staggering growth, albeit from a low base of 3p in 2020.
Now analysts reckon the payout could climb to 29p in 2025, then to 32p in 2026 and 36p in 2027. Based on today’s 507p share price, that would mark forecast yields…