Banco Santander (SAN) Competitors $7.96 +0.04 (+0.44%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.93 -0.03 (-0.31%) As of 07:57 PM 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, HDB, RY, MUFG, C, IBN, TD, UBS, and SMFGShould you be buying Banco Santander stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banco Santander include Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), UBS Group (UBS), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Banco Santander vs. Bank of America HSBC HDFC Bank Royal Bank of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup ICICI Bank Toronto-Dominion Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SAN or BAC? 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 RatioBanco Santander$63.41B1.90$13.61B$0.879.14Bank of America$103.44B3.15$27.13B$3.3612.89 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAN or BAC? Bank of America received 1565 more outperform votes than Banco Santander when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.73% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 49.87% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco SantanderOutperform Votes57949.87% Underperform Votes58250.13% Bank of AmericaOutperform Votes214464.73% Underperform Votes116835.27% Which has more risk & volatility, SAN or BAC? Banco Santander has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SAN or BAC? Bank of America has a consensus price target of $47.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.71%. Given Bank of America's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Banco Santander.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Santander 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bank of America 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Is SAN or BAC more profitable? Banco Santander has a net margin of 15.88% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.10%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 11.90% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Santander15.88% 11.90% 0.69% Bank of America 14.10%10.29%0.84% Does the media prefer SAN or BAC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 110 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for Bank of America and 4 mentions for Banco Santander. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.49 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banco Santander 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bank of America 74 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SAN or BAC? 9.2% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SAN or BAC a better dividend stock? Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Banco Santander pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 31.0% 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 raised 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. SummaryBank of America beats Banco Santander on 17 of the 22 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 SantanderCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$120.39B$40.33B$11.46B$19.25BDividend Yield2.35%3.98%5.45%3.83%P/E Ratio9.579.6822.4034.49Price / Sales1.901.7227.3234.66Price / Cash5.569.6317.6217.51Price / Book1.041.412.794.67Net Income$13.61B$3.43B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance3.18%1.09%-1.05%-2.14%1 Month Performance14.71%7.74%5.36%7.04%1 Year Performance54.62%34.75%537.58%3.72% Banco Santander Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SANBanco Santander4.0244 of 5 stars$7.96+0.4%N/A+51.7%$120.54B$63.41B9.58206,500BACBank of America4.7842 of 5 stars$44.74+0.1%$47.50+6.2%+8.9%$336.98B$103.44B13.89217,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeHSBCHSBC2.4989 of 5 stars$59.60+1.2%N/A+33.2%$210.66B$68.12B9.61219,000Trending NewsHDBHDFC Bank2.8241 of 5 stars$73.71+0.9%N/A+29.9%$186.66B$2.87T22.40141,600Positive NewsRYRoyal Bank of Canada4.2171 of 5 stars$127.07+1.0%$156.50+23.2%+18.9%$179.73B$60.46B15.3891,400Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.4991 of 5 stars$13.75+1.6%N/A+38.4%$165.93B$6.78T12.61135,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportCCitigroup4.9546 of 5 stars$76.10+0.5%$83.97+10.3%+13.4%$142.13B$81.68B12.79240,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastIBNICICI Bank1.9003 of 5 stars$34.27+0.8%N/A+25.2%$122.12B$2.06T22.70105,800Stock SplitTDToronto-Dominion Bank3.4743 of 5 stars$64.75+0.7%$80.50+24.3%+13.9%$112.40B$57.52B18.6693,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionUBSUBS Group3.7891 of 5 stars$33.73+2.1%N/A+5.2%$108.15B$44.79B22.1972,600Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.7523 of 5 stars$14.52+1.2%N/A+17.9%$94.00B$5.07T14.10101,000Earnings ReportAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bank of America Alternatives HSBC Alternatives HDFC Bank Alternatives Royal Bank of Canada Alternatives Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Alternatives Citigroup Alternatives ICICI Bank Alternatives Toronto-Dominion Bank Alternatives UBS Group Alternatives Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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