Key Considerations Before Investing in Banco Santander (SAN)

By Scott Lee • Thursday, June 11 10:46 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company Banco Santander has moved 0.9% so far today on a volume of 1,847,479, compared to its average of 9,585,830. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Banco Santander trades -1.04% away from its average analyst target price of $12.16 per share. The 3 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $9.3 to $14.3, and on average have given Banco Santander a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying SAN should be aware of the facts below:

Banco Santander's current price is -3.5% below its Graham number of $12.47, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Banco Santander has moved 47.3% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 20.2%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.02, Banco Santander has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.8 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
SAN has a forward P/E ratio of 9.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.31 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.41 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Banco Santander is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.48 compared to its sector average of 1.78
Banco Santander, S.A. provides various financial products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and public entities worldwide.
Based in Madrid, the company has 186,370 full time employees and a market cap of $173.08 Billion. Banco Santander currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.0%.

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