Banco Santander
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: 208,080
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Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 123
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 35
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.86B [Q2] → $2.02B (+$158M) [Q3]
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 392 [Q2] → 392 (+0) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 2 (+0) [Q3]
0.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 2.53% [Q2] → 2.5% (-0.03%) [Q3]
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $646K | Put options by funds: $730K
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for SAN.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about SAN published over the past 30 days
Positive
Reuters
23 hours ago
Santander's Botin says loves Britain and it will remain a core market
Britain is and will remain a core market for Santander , its executive chair Ana Botin said at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Tuesday.
Negative
CNBC International TV
23 hours ago
Europe is at risk of becoming a museum, Santander's Botin says
Ana Botín, executive chair of Banco Santander and chair of the World Economic Forum International Business Council, discusses the European business landscape.
Negative
Proactive Investors
2 days ago
Santander mulls exit from UK
Santander is mulling quitting the UK due to lower returns than other countries, a source told the Financial Times The lender's Spanish parent company is considering a number of options, they said, due to "frustrations" with the UK in recent years. Santander UK suffers from various problems, the former executive said, including a "persistently high cost base, the UK's ring-fencing regime, its independent board, and the fact that it did not benefit from rising interest rates in recent years as much as its other markets like Spain".
Negative
PYMNTS
2 days ago
Santander Reportedly Considering Exit of UK Banking Market
Santander is reportedly rethinking its U.K. presence 20 years after entering the British banking market. The Spanish lender is weighing a number of options, including exiting the U.K. entirely, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Jan. 19), citing sources familiar with the matter.
Negative
Reuters
3 days ago
Santander considers UK exit amid frustrations with high street banking, FT reports
Banco Santander is reconsidering its presence in Britain two decades after its acquisition of Abbey National made it a major player on UK high streets, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Neutral
Reuters
5 days ago
Banco Santander Mexico to sell stake in TransUnion Mexico
Banco Santander's Mexican arm has reached an agreement, alongside other shareholders, to sell its stake in TransUnion Mexico, it said on Thursday.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Santander Announces Results of Offers to Purchase Certain of its Outstanding Debt Securities and Waiver of Maximum Purchase Consideration Condition
MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”) announced today the results, as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on January 14, 2025 (the “Expiration Time”), of its previously announced offers to purchase for cash (the “Offers”) its outstanding 3.496% Senior Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025, 2.746% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025, 5.147% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025 and 1.849% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2026 (collectively, the “No.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Santander Announces Pricing Terms of Offers to Purchase Certain of its Outstanding Debt Securities
MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”) announced today the pricing terms of its previously announced offers to purchase for cash (the “Offers”) its outstanding 3.496% Senior Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025, 2.746% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025, 5.147% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025 and 1.849% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2026 (collectively, the “Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Santander Commences Offers to Purchase Certain of its Outstanding Debt Securities
MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”) announced today the launch of four concurrent and separate offers to purchase for cash (the “Offers”) its outstanding 3.496% Senior Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025, 2.746% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025, 5.147% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2025 and 1.849% Senior Non Preferred Fixed Rate Notes due 2026 (collectively, the “Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to pu.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
SAN or HDB: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors interested in stocks from the Banks - Foreign sector have probably already heard of Banco Santander (SAN) and HDFC Bank (HDB). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
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