Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) announced a special dividend on Monday, January 7th. Investors of record on Monday, January 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, February 8th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 10th.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on SAN shares. Analysts at Credit Agricole initiated coverage on shares of Banco Santander, S.A. in a research note to investors on Thursday. They set an “underperform” rating on the stock. Analysts at Bank of America downgraded shares of Banco Santander, S.A. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Monday, October 29th.

Shares of Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN) traded down 0.36% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $8.26. Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN) has a one year low of $4.88 and a one year high of $8.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $7.70. The company has a market cap of $78.427 billion and a P/E ratio of 32.38.

Banco Santander, S.A. (Santander)is a financial group operating principally in Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, other European countries, Brazil and other Latin American countries and the United States, offering a range of financial products.

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