LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Investor scepticism in bank stocks might seem a bit odd.
After all, rising interest rates mean banks can make a fatter margin on loans, and unemployment levels are low, which suggests customers will keep paying their mortgages.
Investors already valued NatWest at only 0.8 times its tangible book value, and Friday’s 8% share price fall will push that down further.
The bank, still 48% owned by the UK government after a 2008 bailout, is expected to deliver a 13% return on tangible equity next year, RBC analysts reckon.
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