Analysts Issue Forecasts for Banco Santander FY2027 Earnings

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) – Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2027 earnings estimates for Banco Santander in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.38 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.36. The consensus estimate for Banco Santander’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on SAN. Zacks Research cut Banco Santander from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research report on Monday, February 16th. Barclays cut shares of Banco Santander from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Santander from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Banco Santander Stock Down 1.7%

NYSE SAN opened at $12.51 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $186.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 0.72. Banco Santander has a 52-week low of $5.54 and a 52-week high of $13.19. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $12.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.89.

Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. Banco Santander had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 12.14%. The firm had revenue of $18.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.89 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Banco Santander

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in Banco Santander in the 3rd quarter valued at about $93,811,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Santander by 2,038,075.5% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 7,643,158 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $63,438,000 after purchasing an additional 7,642,783 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its position in shares of Banco Santander by 67.5% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,529,024 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $149,504,000 after purchasing an additional 5,856,034 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Banco Santander by 225.3% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 4,100,768 shares of the bank’s stock worth $42,976,000 after purchasing an additional 2,840,145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Banco Santander by 85.0% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,552,931 shares of the bank’s stock worth $58,195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,551,675 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 9.19% of the company’s stock.

About Banco Santander

Banco Santander, SA (NYSE: SAN) is a Spanish multinational banking group headquartered in Santander, Spain. Founded in 1857, the bank has grown from a regional institution into one of Europe’s largest banking groups, operating a diversified financial services platform that serves retail, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large corporate clients. Santander is publicly listed in Spain and maintains American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SAN.

The group’s core activities include retail and commercial banking—offering deposit accounts, payment services, mortgages, personal and auto loans, and small business financing—alongside corporate and investment banking services for larger institutional clients.