Key Insights on Banco Santander – A Stock Overview

By Naomi Wentworth • Tuesday, April 29 15:08 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Banco Santander, a Commercial Banking company whose shares moved -0.7% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Banco Santander has moved 55.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 9.8%
SAN has an average analyst rating of hold and is 10.31% away from its mean target price of $6.7 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.88
Banco Santander has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.4 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.79 and its forward P/E ratio is 9.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.13 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Banco Santander is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
SAN has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 16.6% and gross profit margins of 0.0%
Banco Santander, S.A. provides various financial products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and public entities worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth Management & Insurance, and Payments. It offers demand and time deposits, mutual funds, and current and savings accounts; mortgages, consumer finance, loans, and various financing solutions; and project finance, debt capital markets, global transaction banking, and corporate finance services. The company also provides credit and debit cards, real estate loans, microfinance, and auto loans; private and investment banking services; advice on mergers and acquisitions; wealth, asset, and risk management services; and digital payments and technology solutions. In addition, it is involved in the securitization, leasing, management of portfolios, e-commerce, air transport, aircraft rental, software, consulting, payment and collection, fund and investment management, renewable energy, vehicle rental, insurance, advertising, marketing, telemarketing, automotive, agricultural, factoring, securities brokerage and investment, pension fund management, trade intermediary, venture capital fund, renting, restaurant, electricity production, IT, internet, and financial advisory and other activities; management, rental, and other real estate activities; and purchase and sale of vehicles. Further, the company offers mobile and online banking services. Banco Santander, S.A. was formerly known as Banco Santander Central Hispano SA and changed its name to Banco Santander, S.A. in February 2007. Banco Santander, S.A. was incorporated in 1856 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

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