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UK BANKS GAIN CONSENSUS UPGRADES AFTER Q3 EARNINGS BEAT
After HSBC [RIC:RIC:HSBCUK.UL], Barclays [RIC:RIC:BARCR.UL], Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L and NatWest Group NWG.L released their Q3 2025 reports, in which all raised their full-year guidance, almost all got consensus upgrades.
Sell-side consensus estimates for net profit and net interest income (NII) for three out of four were raised, according to S&P Global's Visible Alpha data.
"Structural hedge yields, solid domestic loan growth, and improving noninterest income, supported the revenue guidance upgrades", the analysts say.
Lloyds, the UK's largest motor finance provider via its Black Horse unit, was the only one to receive a net profit consensus downgrade after the group reported a 45% drop in third-quarter profit due to an additional 800-million pound ($1.05 billion) remediation charge for potential motor finance-related costs ahead of a sectorwide compensation scheme.
NatWest received the largest net profit estimate bump, at 6.5%, with analysts noting "the bank's standout performance among UK peers and its potential to further strengthen profitability in the coming years".
(Joice Alves)
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