Banco SantanderSAN
SAN
About: Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the most significant operation, with Brazil making the largest contribution. Its continental European business is mainly in Spain and Portugal. Santander's UK presence is the result of its acquisition of Abbey building society. In the US, Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
Employees: 206,736
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Funds holding %
of 7,321 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
168% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.2M | Put options by funds: $6.05M
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q4 2024] → 3 (+1) [Q1 2025]
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 114
48% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.79B [Q4 2024] → $2.65B (+$859M) [Q1 2025]
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 47
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 404 [Q4 2024] → 414 (+10) [Q1 2025]
0.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.5% [Q4 2024] → 2.62% (+0.12%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for SAN.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 21 articles about SAN published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Santander US Announces $25 Million Commitment to Education, Employability and Entrepreneurship, Including New Scholarship and Grant Funding
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santander US today announced a $25 million commitment in support of education, employability and entrepreneurship that will include over $10 million in university grants and national scholarship funding through the Santander Universities program. The scholarship applications will be available later this Summer on Santander Open Academy, a global platform available to anyone around the world that offers 100% free educational content and upskilling tools to improve profes.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Why Banco Santander (SAN) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Banco Santander (SAN) have what it takes?
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Santander Consumer Launches Drive Together, Offering Dealers Pre-Qualified Leads from Web Traffic
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santander Consumer USA Inc. (“Santander Consumer”) has launched Drive Together, a digital retail tool and expansion of Santander's Drive® offering that provides pre-qualification resources to support a broad range of customer and dealer needs. Drive Together is a subscription service for dealers that resides on car dealerships' websites, allowing dealers to generate pre-qualified leads from their web traffic. Santander's Drive® platform uses "soft" credit checks to preq.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Banco Santander: When Global Banking Becomes A Smart Bet
Banco Santander's unique 'glocal' model and strong presence in both Europe and Latin America drive its leadership in credit, deposits, and efficiency. Q1 2025 results show robust profit growth (+19.3% YoY), improved asset quality, and solid capital and liquidity positions, despite margin pressures. The stock trades at a notable discount to peers (P/E FWD 9.67x, PEG 1.02x), while delivering double-digit dividend growth and strong long-term profitability.
Positive
Reuters
2 weeks ago
Santander's bet on Britain with TSB deal shows banks' need for scale
Santander's plan to buy TSB for 2.65 billion pounds ($3.61 billion) and boost its position in the UK came together just a few weeks ago, after the Spanish bank had been weighing a possible exit from Britain, three sources close to the process said.
Neutral
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
2 weeks ago
Santander CFO: 'Not all' savings from job cuts and closures in TSB deal
Santander CFO Jose Garcia Cantera says "most" of the savings from buying TSB will come from winding up projects TSB is running, and "not all" of the targeted savings will come from job cuts or branch closures https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-01/santander-agrees-to-buy-sabadell-s-uk-unit-tsb-for-2-7-billion?sref=BPgrU5ep
Positive
CNBC International TV
2 weeks ago
UK has always been a key market for Santander, says CFO
José García Cantera, the CFO of Santander, discusses the bank's acquisition of U.K. lender TSB.
Positive
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
2 weeks ago
Santander CFO on Buying TSB, Banking Consolidation, BBVA's Bid for Sabadell
Santander CFO Jose Garcia Cantera discusses the lender's decision to agree to buy Sabadell's UK unit TSB. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Cantera says "most" of the savings from buying TSB will come from projects that TSB is currently running "that we will not need to do when the two banks merge," and "not all" of the targeted savings will come from job cuts or branch closures.
Neutral
Proactive Investors
2 weeks ago
Santander to buy TSB for £2.65bn in shake-up of UK high street banking
Santander has agreed to acquire TSB for £2.65 billion, a move that could reshape the UK's high street banking landscape amid fears of job cuts and the disappearance of an historic name from the high street. The deal, subject to shareholder approval by current owner Sabadell, may close by early 2026.
Positive
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
2 weeks ago
Banking: Santander Agrees to Buy Sabadell's UK Unit TSB
Banco Santander SA agreed to buy Banco Sabadell SA's UK unit for £2.65 billion ($3.64 billion) in an all-cash transaction. The enlarged firm would be the third-largest UK bank by personal current account balances and the fourth-largest by mortgage value, Santander said.
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