Positive News Sentiment NYSE:BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. - BLX Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $17.10 -0.18 (-1.04%) (As of 02/3/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$16.86▼$17.2050-Day Range$15.66▼$17.2852-Week Range$12.58▼$17.51Volume69,650 shsAverage Volume96,703 shsMarket Capitalization$619.53 millionP/E Ratio7.70Dividend Yield5.79%Price TargetN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingN/AUpside/DownsideN/AShort InterestHealthy0.82% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.15Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews SentimentN/AInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.51 out of 5 starsFinance Sector255th out of 858 stocksCommercial Banks, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry16th out of 30 stocks N/A Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.82% of the float of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has recently decreased by 9.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.79%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is 45.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 2.6 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has received a 17.21% net impact score from Upright. Banco Latinoamericano seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Societal infrastructure", and "Jobs". The positive contribution in the "Societal infrastructure" impact category is mostly driven by its "Development loans for corporations", "Installment loans for corporations", and "Invoice financing services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is -0.15. Previous Next 3.7 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a news sentiment score of 1.63. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest6 people have searched for BLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.20% of the stock of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 7.19% of the stock of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is held by institutions. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is 7.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.69.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is 7.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 189.39.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a P/B Ratio of 0.62. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) StockBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A., a multinational bank, primarily engages in the financing of foreign trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates through two segments, Commercial and Treasury. It offers short and medium-term bilateral loans, structured and syndicated credits, and loan commitments; financial guarantee contracts, such as issued and confirmed letters of credit, and stand-by letters of credit; and guarantees covering commercial risk and other assets, as well as co-financing arrangements, underwriting of syndicated credit facilities, structured trade financing in the form of factoring and vendor financing, and financial leasing. The company also provides treasury solutions, including term deposits and private placements. It primarily serves financial institutions, corporations, and sovereigns and state-owned entities. The company was formerly known as Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. and changed its name to Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. in June 2009. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.Read More Receive BLX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BLX Stock News HeadlinesJanuary 5, 2023 | morningstar.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA Class E BLX Stock QuoteDecember 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBladex successfully leads the first syndication for Banco Guayaquil S.A. for US$89,000,000 3-year Senior Unsecured Amortizing FacilityFebruary 5, 2023 | Wall Street Watch Dogs (Ad)“Future Fuel” will unleash $11 trillion wave of wealthThe next major energy revolution is unfolding right now. And it could hand early investors as much as 46,700% gains…December 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors in Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A (NYSE:BLX) have unfortunately lost 17% over the last five yearsNovember 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBladex enters into a strategic alliance with TradeAssets, spurring digitalization and access to Trade FinanceNovember 16, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: EPS: US$0.74 (vs US$0.41 in 3Q 2021)November 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBladex enters into a strategic alliance with Komgo, driving innovation in trade finance solutionsNovember 7, 2022 | seekingalpha.comBladex Could Return 20% On Its Current Share PriceFebruary 5, 2023 | Wall Street Watch Dogs (Ad)“Future Fuel” will unleash $11 trillion wave of wealthThe next major energy revolution is unfolding right now. And it could hand early investors as much as 46,700% gains…November 5, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A (NYSE:BLX) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25November 2, 2022 | seekingalpha.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX) Q3 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBladex successfully leads the fourth syndication for Favorita Fruit Co with a US$130,000,000 7-year Senior Secured Amortizing FacilityOctober 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBLADEX'S THIRD QUARTER 2022 CONFERENCE CALLOctober 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s (NYSE:BLX) top owners are individual investors with 52% stake, while41% is held by institutionsSeptember 20, 2022 | seekingalpha.comBLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.September 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBLADEX TO HOST VIRTUAL INVESTOR DAY ON NOVEMBER 14, 2022September 9, 2022 | morningstar.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA Class EAugust 31, 2022 | seekingalpha.comBladex: 7% Yield And Dramatic Mispricing At This Trade BankAugust 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBLADEX ANNOUNCES NEW BOND ISSUANCE IN MEXICOAugust 9, 2022 | nasdaq.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A (NYSE:BLX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25August 7, 2022 | seekingalpha.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. 2022 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 5, 2022 | seekingalpha.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX) CEO Jorge Salas on Q2 2022 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBLADEX ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYMENT FOR SECOND QUARTER 2022July 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBLADEX'S SECOND QUARTER 2022 CONFERENCE CALLJuly 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comThe past five years for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A (NYSE:BLX) investors has not been profitableJune 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBLADEX ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF INVESTOR RELATIONSJune 11, 2022 | seekingalpha.comBladex Is Even Cheaper Than Last YearSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive BLX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BLX Company Calendar Last Earnings10/28/2021Ex-Dividend for 11/30 Dividend11/10/2022Dividend Payable11/30/2022Today2/05/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/28/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryDiversified Banks SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:BLX CUSIPP1699413 CIK890541 Webwww.bladex.com Phone507-210-8500Fax507-269-6333Employees52Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.22 Trailing P/E Ratio7.70 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$62.70 million Net Margins31.10% Pretax Margin31.10% Return on Equity7.98% Return on Assets0.93% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.01 Quick Ratio1.01 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$158.31 million Price / Sales3.91 Cash Flow$1.81 per share Price / Cash Flow9.46 Book Value$27.37 per share Price / Book0.62Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares36,230,000Free Float36,159,000Market Cap$619.53 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.17 Key ExecutivesMr. Jorge L. Salas (Age 52)Chief Exec. Officer Ms. Ana Graciela de Mendez (Age 56)Exec. VP & CFO Ms. Erica Lijtztain (Age 51)Exec. VP & COO Mr. Carlos Daniel Raad BaeneExec. VP, Head of Investor Relations & Chief Investor Relations OfficerMr. Jorge Luis Real (Age 49)Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec. Mr. Alejandro Tizzoni (Age 45)Exec. VP & Chief Risk Officer Ms. Monica CosulichSr. VP of Fin. & Investor RelationsMr. Olazhir Ledezma (Age 51)Exec. VP of Strategic Planning Ms. Adriana Lizzeth Diaz Forero (Age 39)Exec. VP & Chief Audit Officer Mr. Samuel Canineu (Age 41)Exec. VP & Chief Commercial Officer More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsPeapack-Gladstone FinancialNASDAQ:PGCEsquire FinancialNASDAQ:ESQBanco BBVA ArgentinaNYSE:BBARGrupo SupervielleNYSE:SUPVVersaBankNASDAQ:VBNKView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsThomas White International Ltd.Sold 23,029 shares on 11/16/2022Ownership: 0.761%Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc.Bought 124,877 shares on 11/15/2022Ownership: 0.345%LSV Asset ManagementSold 9,673 shares on 11/7/2022Ownership: 2.639%View All Institutional Transactions BLX Stock - Frequently Asked Questions How have BLX shares performed in 2023? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock was trading at $16.20 at the start of the year. Since then, BLX stock has increased by 5.6% and is now trading at $17.10. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 251,800 shares, a decline of 9.5% from the December 31st total of 278,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 77,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s Short Interest. When is Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 28th 2023. View our BLX earnings forecast. How were Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s earnings last quarter? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 28th. The bank reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.01. The bank earned $26.83 million during the quarter. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.98% and a net margin of 31.10%. How often does Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Wednesday, November 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 10th. Read our dividend analysis for BLX. Is Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. a good dividend stock? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.79%. BLX has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 45.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Read our dividend analysis for BLX. What other stocks do shareholders of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Ford Motor (F), Alibaba Group (BABA), Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS). What is Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock symbol? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BLX." How do I buy shares of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.? Shares of BLX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock price today? One share of BLX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.10. How much money does Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. make? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) has a market capitalization of $619.53 million and generates $158.31 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $62.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.22 on an earnings per share basis. How can I contact Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s mailing address is BUSINESS PARK TOWER V AVE. LA ROTONDA COSTA DEL ESTE, Panama City R1, 0819-08730. The official website for the company is www.bladex.com. The bank can be reached via phone at 507-210-8500, via email at ir@bladex.com, or via fax at 507-269-6333. This page (NYSE:BLX) was last updated on 2/5/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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