Santander Consumer USA (SC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 27th. The financial services provider reported $2.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.57. The financial services provider had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. Santander Consumer USA had a net margin of 38.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.67%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.58 EPS.

Santander Consumer USA (NYSE:SC) pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.12%. The dividend payout ratio is 8.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SC will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.86% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for SC.

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