FY2026 EPS Estimate for Banco Santander Decreased by Analyst

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Banco Santander in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.13 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Banco Santander’s current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Banco Santander’s FY2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.02). Banco Santander had a return on equity of 12.43% and a net margin of 26.94%. The company had revenue of $17.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.90 billion.

SAN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research note on Monday, July 27th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a report on Monday, September 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Banco Santander from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two 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 target price of $15.10.

Banco Santander Stock Performance

Shares of SAN stock opened at $13.54 on Tuesday. Banco Santander has a one year low of $9.62 and a one year high of $15.05. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $14.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $198.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.74.

Banco Santander Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.1439 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 217.0%. Banco Santander’s payout ratio is presently 17.07%.

Institutional Trading of Banco Santander

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Banco Santander by 118.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 11,413,194 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $128,741,000 after buying an additional 6,198,828 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in Banco Santander by 37.9% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,566,939 shares of the bank’s stock worth $28,955,000 after buying an additional 705,034 shares during the period. Compass Rose Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Santander in the first quarter worth $7,163,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Banco Santander by 32.1% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,535,847 shares of the bank’s stock worth $17,324,000 after acquiring an additional 373,646 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Banco Santander by 257.4% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 399,352 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,505,000 after acquiring an additional 287,621 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 9.19% of the company’s stock.

About Banco Santander

Banco Santander, SA is a global banking group headquartered in Santander, Spain. Founded in 1857, the company provides financial services to individuals, businesses and institutions through subsidiaries and branches across Europe, North America and South America.

Its principal activities include retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, insurance and payment services. Santander offers products such as checking and savings accounts, mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, business financing, investment products and digital banking solutions.

The group serves customers in markets including Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and the United States.