Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $14.98 and last traded at $14.9750, with a volume of 38613 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $14.82.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on SAN shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded Banco Santander from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Santander reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Banco Santander from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Banco Santander currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Santander Trading Up 0.8%

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.58. The stock has a market cap of $219.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 0.73.

Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.27 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $17.90 billion. Research analysts anticipate that Banco Santander, S.A. will post 1.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SAN. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Banco Santander by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 56,109,418 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $658,164,000 after acquiring an additional 1,719,432 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Banco Santander by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 18,037,272 shares of the bank’s stock worth $211,577,000 after purchasing an additional 398,787 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Banco Santander by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,766,849 shares of the bank’s stock worth $174,839,000 after buying an additional 237,825 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Santander by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 12,844,029 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $134,605,000 after buying an additional 1,000,811 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Banco Santander by 118.9% during the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 9.19% of the company’s stock.

Banco Santander Company Profile

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.