We're taking a closer look at Banco Santander today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 2.2% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Banco Santander, S.A. provides various financial services worldwide.
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Banco Santander has moved 32.2% over the last year compared to 32.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 0.2%
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SAN has an average analyst rating of buy and is -7.91% away from its mean target price of $5.06 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $0.71
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Banco Santander has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.8 and its forward P/E ratio is 5.8
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SAN has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.32, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.78 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Banco Santander is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 12.38 and an average P/B of 1.58
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Banco Santander has on average reported free cash flows of $24.24 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -15.2%