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• DJ ING Groep's New Targets Raise the Bar -- Market Talk, from 2 hours ago by Dow Jones

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  0836 GMT - ING Groep's new targets are ambitious and imply a 10% upside to the current consensus, UBS says in a note after the Dutch lender laid out its targets to 2027 ahead of its capital markets day. "The new business plan is focused on further business growth and operational and capital efficiency in focus," analysts Johan Ekblom and Michael Macnaughton write. The bank is aiming for continued profitable growth in its retail banking activities by growing customer numbers, diversifying away from net interest income and developing its business banking and private banking units. The group will reduce risk-weighed assets to 45% from 50% in wholesale banking. Analysts see this as a good strategic shift given that the division has been a recurring drag on profitability. Shares rise 2.4% to EUR15.70. (elena.vardon@wsj.com)
  

• DJ ING Groep's Targets Reflect Step-Up in Ambition -- Market Talk, from 2 hours ago by Dow Jones

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  0831 GMT - ING Groep's new targets represent a welcome step-up in ambition, Citi says in a note after the Dutch bank outlined its targets for 2027 ahead of its capital markets day. The plan--which implies higher income growth and return on equity than its previous one--suggest continuity with sensible tweaks such as the capital allocation shift to retail from wholesale as it focuses on growing volumes and fees, analyst Marta Sanchez Romero writes. "ING hints at potential M&A to achieve its vision--and we expect investors to also focus on divestments given ING still features subpar profitability in some markets," she adds. Shares rise 2.6% to EUR15.73. (elena.vardon@wsj.com)
  

• DJ ING Groep's 2027 Targets Point to Upgrades -- Market Talk, from 4 hours ago by Dow Jones

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  0632 GMT - ING Groep's new targets to 2027 imply higher revenues and lower loan losses, which should lead to consensus upgrades, RBC Capital Markets says in a note after the Dutch lender set out its mid-term guidance ahead of its capital markets day. It guided for total income to grow between 4% and 5% annually between 2024 and 2027. "ING presented a strategy that is consistent with previous updates driving revenues higher at improved operating leverage," analyst Anke Reingen writes. The bank backed its around 12.5% CET 1 ratio by 2025 target, keeping its message on capital unchanged which should lead to an average total yield above sector average in the newt two years, Reingen adds. (elena.vardon@wsj.com)
  

• ING Capital Markets Day 2024: 'Growing the difference', from 6 hours ago by Dow Jones

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• *DJ ING Groep Targets 2027 ROE 14%, from 6 hours ago by Dow Jones

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  By Elena Vardon ING Groep expects to grow its income and for its return on equity to rise in the mid-term, the Dutch lender said as it laid out its financial targets to 2027. The bank guided for a return on equity--a profitability measure calculated by dividing a company's net income by its shareholders' equity--of 14% for the period, beating analyst expectations of 13.6% taken from a company-compiled consensus. This is above its previous target to reach a return of 12% by 2025. The group guided for its total income to grow at a compound annual growth rate of between 4% and 5% in the 2024 to 2027 period, which compares with 3% growth it targeted for the 2021 to 2025 period. It also expects to make 5 billion euros ($5.35 billion) in fee income by 2027, it said Monday ahead of its capital markets day. It forecasts a cost income ratio in the 52% to 54% range by 2027 while consensus stands at 53.6%, it added. ING also reiterated its common equity tier 1 ratio target of around 12.5% by the end of 2025. "We increase capital allocation to our retail business while focusing on growth combined with improving capital efficiency in wholesale banking", the lender said. Write to Elena Vardon at elena.vardon@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 17, 2024 01:25 ET (05:25 GMT)