FY2026 EPS Estimate for Banco Santander Decreased by Analyst

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Banco Santander in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 30th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.14 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.16. Erste Group Bank has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Banco Santander’s current full-year earnings is $1.21 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Banco Santander’s FY2027 earnings at $1.38 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on SAN. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Banco Santander from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 20th. Mediobanca restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Banco Santander from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Banco Santander currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $15.10.

Banco Santander Price Performance

SAN stock opened at $11.36 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.23, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.78. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $13.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.94. Banco Santander has a fifty-two week low of $9.96 and a fifty-two week high of $15.05.

Banco Santander Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.1439 per share. This represents a yield of 257.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. Banco Santander’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.07%.

Institutional Trading of Banco Santander

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Banco Santander by 117.9% in the first quarter. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249 shares during the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Santander in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Santander by 151.1% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 2,471 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487 shares in the last quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Santander in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Banco Santander during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Institutional investors own 9.19% of the company’s stock.

About Banco Santander

Banco Santander, SA is a Spain-based global banking group founded in 1857 and headquartered in Santander, Spain. The company provides financial services to individuals, businesses, institutions and governments through a network spanning Europe, North America and South America.

Its principal activities include retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, corporate and investment banking, payments, asset management and private banking. Santander offers products and services such as current and savings accounts, mortgages, personal and business loans, credit cards, insurance, investment products, cash-management services and financing for corporate clients.

The group operates through established banking businesses in markets including Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and the United States.