NYSE:BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX) Stock Price, News & Analysis → This Apple-like Innovator is Revolutionizing Healthcare (From Wall Street Star) (Ad) Free BLX Stock Alerts $29.33 -0.58 (-1.94%) (As of 04/24/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$29.29▼$29.8550-Day Range$23.55▼$30.2252-Week Range$17.09▼$31.62Volume152,683 shsAverage Volume107,889 shsMarket Capitalization$1.07 billionP/E Ratio5.94Dividend Yield6.82%Price Target$37.33 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. alerts: Email Address Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside27.3% Upside$37.33 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.02% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.85Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.67Based on 15 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth10.87%From $4.60 to $5.10 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.73 out of 5 starsFinance Sector95th out of 859 stocksCommercial Banks, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry2nd out of 28 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.02% 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 2.2, 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 increased by 10.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.69%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is 40.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.22% next year. This indicates that Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 2.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has received a -2.47% net impact score from Upright. Banco Latinoamericano uses resources or causes negative impacts mostly in categories "Scarce human capital", "GHG emissions", and "Biodiversity". The negative contribution in the "GHG emissions" impact category seems to be driven mostly by its "Development loans for corporations", "Debt capital raising services", and "Syndicate loans" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is -0.85. Previous Next 2.6 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 16 people have searched for BLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% 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 19.47% of the stock of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is held by institutions. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. are expected to grow by 10.87% in the coming year, from $4.60 to $5.10 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is 5.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.18.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is 5.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 57.56.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. 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 Ad DTIA new way to collect income from stocksMost people think of BUYING options when they talk about options. 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In addition, the company provides letter of credit comprising import and export letters of credit, and credit discounting and financing, as well as usance payable at sight; stand-by services; bank guarantees, which includes first demand and local guarantees; import and export documentary collection; irrevocable reimbursement undertaking, and canal tolls. Further, it offers liquidity and investment solutions including time deposits, DDA accounts, Yankee certificate of deposits, and EMTN private placement services, as well as supply chain finance services. The company primarily serves financial institutions, corporations, and sovereigns and state-owned entities. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.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. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.Read More BLX Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BLX Stock News HeadlinesApril 24, 2024 | wsj.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A. Cl EApril 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A First Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS: US$1.40 (vs US$1.02 in 1Q 2023)April 25, 2024 | Wealthpin Pro (Ad)One trade. One ticker. One week. Do you want to target weekly income of up to $2k or more… Starting with just $500... With just one trade per week? April 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 21, 2024 | seekingalpha.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 21, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) Reaches New 1-Year High After Dividend AnnouncementApril 19, 2024 | money.usnews.comBanco Latinoamericano De Comercio Exterior SA - Ordinary Shares - Class EApril 19, 2024 | msn.comBanco Latinoamericano declares $0.50 dividendApril 25, 2024 | Wealthpin Pro (Ad)One trade. One ticker. One week. Do you want to target weekly income of up to $2k or more… Starting with just $500... With just one trade per week? April 18, 2024 | sfgate.comBanco Latinoamericano: Q1 Earnings SnapshotApril 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBladex announces 1Q24 Net Profit of $51.3 Million, or $1.40 per share, expanding its annualized return on equity to 16.8% in 1Q24April 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBLADEX ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYMENT FOR FIRST QUARTER 2024April 18, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comWhat Wall Street expects from Banco Latinoamericano De Exportaciones's earningsApril 17, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comShort Interest in Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) Expands By 10.6%April 12, 2024 | msn.comEl Banco Mundial baja las perspectivas de crecimiento de Latinoamérica para este añoApril 12, 2024 | seekingalpha.comBladex Still An Opportunity, With Caution On New Business SegmentsApril 8, 2024 | prnewswire.comBLADEX'S FIRST QUARTER 2024 CONFERENCE CALLMarch 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX)March 25, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWhile institutions own 39% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX), retail investors are its largest shareholders with 54% ownershipMarch 12, 2024 | thestreet.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A.March 4, 2024 | msn.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. reports FY resultsMarch 4, 2024 | finanznachrichten.deBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex): Bladex achieves record resultsMarch 4, 2024 | prnewswire.comBladex achieves record resultsMarch 1, 2024 | msn.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX) Declares $0.50 DividendFebruary 26, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A Full Year 2023 Earnings: Revenues Beat ExpectationsFebruary 26, 2024 | msn.comPressure piling up on Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to implement reforms speedilyFebruary 24, 2024 | msn.comBanco Latinoamericano GAAP EPS of $1.27, revenue of $77.8MSee More Headlines 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 Company Calendar Last Earnings2/22/2024Ex-Dividend for 3/19 Dividend3/01/2024Dividend Payable3/19/2024Today4/25/2024Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend4/26/2024Dividend Payable5/15/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)7/18/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryDiversified Banks Current SymbolNYSE:BLX CUSIPP1699413 CIK890541 Webwww.bladex.com Phone507-210-8500Fax507-269-6333Employees52Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$37.33 High Stock Price Target$43.00 Low Stock Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside+27.3%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.94 Trailing P/E Ratio5.94 Forward P/E Ratio6.38 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$166.16 million Net Margins23.34% Pretax Margin24.27% Return on Equity15.51% Return on Assets1.75% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.62 Current Ratio2.08 Quick Ratio1.00 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$712.20 million Price / Sales1.50 Cash Flow$4.64 per share Price / Cash Flow6.32 Book Value$33.14 per share Price / Book0.89Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares36,330,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$1.07 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.21 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverDo you expect the global demand for energy to shrink?! 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Butterfield & SonNYSE:NTBPeapack-Gladstone FinancialNASDAQ:PGCEsquire FinancialNASDAQ:ESQBanco Itaú ChileNYSE:ITCLGeneral American InvestorsNYSE:GAMView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipBeddow Capital Management Inc.Sold 15,357 shares on 4/24/2024Ownership: 1.046%Los Angeles Capital Management LLCSold 10,010 shares on 4/5/2024Ownership: 0.126%Estabrook Capital ManagementSold 1,036 shares on 2/13/2024Ownership: 0.115%LSV Asset ManagementSold 45,622 shares on 2/6/2024Ownership: 2.625%Los Angeles Capital Management LLCBought 9,771 shares on 2/6/2024Ownership: 0.154%View All Institutional Transactions BLX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. stock right now? 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" BLX shares. View BLX analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock price target for 2024? 3 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock. Their BLX share price targets range from $32.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $37.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BLX or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BLX shares performed in 2024? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock was trading at $24.74 at the start of the year. Since then, BLX stock has increased by 18.6% and is now trading at $29.33. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 284,500 shares, an increase of 10.6% from the March 15th total of 257,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 130,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's shares 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 Thursday, July 18th 2024. 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The bank reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter. The bank earned $77.79 million during the quarter. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. had a net margin of 23.34% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.51%. 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 Thursday, April 18th. Investors of record on Monday, April 29th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, May 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 26th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. 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 $2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.69%. BLX has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 40.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BLX will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BLX. What ETFs hold Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) stock in their portfolio include Global X Wind Energy ETF (WNDY), Janus Henderson International Sustainable Equity ETF (SXUS), First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN), ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES), TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ETF (RNWZ), Fidelity Clean Energy ETF (FRNW), Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF (RNRG) and Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor ETF (FDLS). 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). Who are Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s major shareholders? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Beddow Capital Management Inc. (1.05%) and Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.13%). 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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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