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With a 26% YTD rise, NatWest's strong performance outperformed US banks and aligns with European peers, reflecting resilience amid market volatility. The bank's robust financials include a 2.27% net interest margin, a 13.8% CET1 ratio, and a projected 16% return on equity. Strategic moves like reducing government stake, acquiring Metro Bank assets, and collaborating with OpenAI enhance NatWest's growth and operational efficiency.

NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) is not shouting for attention, but the numbers are doing it for them. Deutsche Bank has reaffirmed its 'buy' rating following better-than-expected first-quarter results, highlighting strong revenue and deposit trends.

NatWest (NWG) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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WGS, NWG, HLF, CALM and ESEA have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on May 5, 2025.

ESEA, NWG and UGP made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on May 5, 2025.

NatWest Group plc (NYSE:NWG ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 2, 2025 4:30 AM ET Company Participants Paul Thwaite - Group Chief Executive Officer Katie Murray - Group Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Sheel Shah - JPMorgan Benjamin Caven-Roberts - Goldman Sachs Chris Cant - Bernstein Autonomous Andrew Coombs - Citi Aman Rakkar - Barclays Amit Goel - Mediobanca Ed Firth - KBW Jonathan Pierce - Jefferies Guy Stebbings - BNP Paribas Exane Robin Down - HSBC Alvaro - Morgan Stanley Operator Good morning, and welcome to the NatWest Group Q1 Results 2025 Management Presentation. Today's presentation will be hosted by CEO, Paul Thwaite; and CFO, Katie Murray.

NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) reported stronger first-quarter profits than expected and guided to the upper end of its targted returns for the full year, in its first set of results since the UK government stopped being its largest shareholder  Attributable profit came in at £1.25 billion for the first three months of the year, virtually flat compared to the preceding quarter, but higher than the £1.06 billion consensus forecast. Pre-tax operating profits were £1.81 billion, up 21% and beating the average forecast of £1.56 billion.

The lender said it now forecasts total income excluding notable items for 2025 to be closer to 15.7 billion pounds than to 15.2 billion pounds.