Banco Santander (SAN) Competitors $10.13 +0.16 (+1.60%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.11 -0.02 (-0.20%) As of 05:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SAN vs. BAC, HSBC, RY, MUFG, C, HDB, TD, UBS, IBN, and BBVAShould you be buying Banco Santander stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banco Santander include Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBC), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), HDFC Bank (HDB), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), UBS Group (UBS), ICICI Bank (IBN), and Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Banco Santander vs. Its Competitors Bank of America HSBC Royal Bank Of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup HDFC Bank Toronto Dominion Bank UBS Group ICICI Bank Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, BAC or SAN? Bank of America has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in BAC or SAN? 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BAC or SAN a better dividend stock? Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Bank of America pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is BAC or SAN more profitable? Banco Santander has a net margin of 17.30% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.81%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 11.98% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of America14.81% 10.25% 0.84% Banco Santander 17.30%11.98%0.71% Does the media refer more to BAC or SAN? In the previous week, Bank of America had 105 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 116 mentions for Bank of America and 11 mentions for Banco Santander. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.48 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of America 70 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banco Santander 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend BAC or SAN? Bank of America currently has a consensus target price of $54.11, suggesting a potential upside of 8.62%. Given Bank of America's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Banco Santander.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of America 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Banco Santander 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, BAC or SAN? Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Santander. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of America$192.43B1.92$27.13B$3.4214.57Banco Santander$66.96B2.25$13.61B$0.9011.26 SummaryBank of America beats Banco Santander on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Banco Santander News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBanco SantanderBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$148.41B$68.34B$12.69B$22.02BDividend Yield1.82%3.62%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio11.2619.9430.2329.86Price / Sales2.254.2730.1865.92Price / Cash9.199.6722.5724.43Price / Book1.381.392.294.64Net Income$13.61B$6.73B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.34%-0.01%0.36%0.44%1 Month Performance3.26%0.17%0.36%3.13%1 Year Performance103.62%38.43%539.82%15.30% Banco Santander Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SANBanco Santander3.9676 of 5 stars$10.13+1.6%N/A+101.6%$148.41B$66.96B11.26199,958Analyst ForecastBACBank of America4.9491 of 5 stars$50.36-0.6%$53.38+6.0%+24.7%$375.09B$104.52B14.73213,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHSBCHSBC2.4658 of 5 stars$71.49-1.0%$63.00-11.9%+62.8%$248.11B$141.75B14.16211,304Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.931 of 5 stars$147.05+0.1%$177.50+20.7%+19.1%$206.66B$98.71B15.5394,838Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.2297 of 5 stars$15.55-1.3%N/A+49.7%$187.65B$89.51B14.40150,800Analyst ForecastCCitigroup4.923 of 5 stars$98.02+0.3%$99.68+1.7%+52.9%$180.45B$170.76B14.48239,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHDBHDFC Bank1.8901 of 5 stars$34.79+1.6%N/A+14.5%$177.48B$2.50T21.34214,521Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTDToronto Dominion Bank4.4756 of 5 stars$81.24+0.0%$93.00+14.5%+27.0%$138.17B$88.27B9.49102,190Analyst ForecastUBSUBS Group4.0501 of 5 stars$41.02-0.2%N/A+30.3%$131.53B$84.56B21.70108,648Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastIBNICICI Bank1.7069 of 5 stars$30.750.0%N/A+4.9%$109.83B$22.68B18.98182,665News CoverageStock SplitBBVABanco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria2.5272 of 5 stars$18.77-2.5%N/A+79.5%$109.58B$38.40B9.88125,916Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bank of America Alternatives HSBC Alternatives Royal Bank Of Canada Alternatives Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Alternatives Citigroup Alternatives HDFC Bank Alternatives Toronto Dominion Bank Alternatives UBS Group Alternatives ICICI Bank Alternatives Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SAN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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