Banco Santander (SAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banco Santander, S.A. provides various financial services worldwide. The company operates through Retail Banking, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth Management & Insurance, and PagoNxt segments. It offers demand and time deposits, mutual funds, and current and savings accounts; mortgages, consumer finance, loans, and various financing solutions; and project finance, debt capital markets, global transaction banking, and corporate finance services. The company also provides asset management and private banking services; and insurance products. In addition, it offers corporate and investment banking services; and digital payment solutions. Further, it offers online banking and financial services to retail, business, institutional, corporate, private banking and university customers and clients. The company was formerly known as Banco Santander Central Hispano SA and changed its name to Banco Santander, S.A. in February 2007. Banco Santander, S.A. was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.39 to $7.46
• 50-Day Range: $5.72 to $7.44
• 52-Week Range: $4.27 to $7.46
• Volume: 2.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $112.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.94
• Dividend Yield: 2.43%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Banco Santander Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Banco Santander scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 302nd out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Banco Santander.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Banco Santander are expected to grow by 10.84% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $0.92 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Banco Santander is 8.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Banco Santander is 8.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Banco Santander has a PEG Ratio of 0.77. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Banco Santander has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the float of Banco Santander has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banco Santander has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banco Santander has recently increased by 19.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Banco Santander pays a meaningful dividend of 2.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Banco Santander does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Banco Santander is 20.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Banco Santander will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.57% next year. This indicates that Banco Santander will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.85

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the float of Banco Santander has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banco Santander has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banco Santander has recently increased by 19.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Banco Santander has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Banco Santander this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for SAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Banco Santander to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Banco Santander insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.48% of the stock of Banco Santander is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 9.19% of the stock of Banco Santander is held by institutions.

SAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAN shares performed this year?

Banco Santander's stock was trading at $4.56 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SAN stock has increased by 62.7% and is now trading at $7.42.
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How were Banco Santander's earnings last quarter?

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The bank reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.22. The bank earned $17.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.94 billion. Banco Santander had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 15.88%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Banco Santander have any subsidiaries?

Banco Santander subsidiaries include these companies: Amherst Pierpont, Wirecard (Technological Assets), Mercury TFS, Elavon Mexico, Ebury, Albert., Banco Popular, and more.

Who are Banco Santander's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Banco Santander include Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC (0.08%), QRG Capital Management Inc. (0.01%), Natixis Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.01%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Banco Santander?

Shares of SAN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Banco Santander own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Banco Santander investors own include BlackRock (BLK), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Woodside Energy Group (WDS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 5/7 Dividend: 4/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/7 Dividend: 4/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/07/2025
• Today: 5/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAN
• CIK: 891478
• Web: www.santander.com
• Phone: (491) 289-3280
• Fax: 34-91-257-1282
• Employees: 206,500
• Year Founded: 1857

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.84
• P/E Growth: 0.77
• Net Income: $13.61 billion
• Net Margins: 15.88%
• Pretax Margin: 14.87%
• Return on Equity: 11.90%
• Return on Assets: 0.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.83
• Current Ratio: 2.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $63.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.75
• Cash Flow: $1.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.56
• Book Value: $7.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,152,492,000
• Free Float: 14,325,314,000
• Market Cap: $111.14 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97