The price-to-earnings ratio for Banco Santander S.A. ADR (NYSE: SAN) is 7.27x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for SAN is 1.12. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SAN is 15.14B and currently, short sellers hold a 0.04% of that float. On February 24, 2025, SAN’s average trading volume was 3.58M shares.
SAN) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Banco Santander S.A. ADR (NYSE: SAN) has surged by 2.40 when compared to previous closing price of 6.03, but the company has seen a 2.57% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-22 that Banco Santander has been a strong performer since my last update, with good fourth quarter results and bullish FY2025 guidance driving the shares back over tangible book value. Management expects Santander to deliver a strong 16.5% return on tangible equity this year. Given the current P/TBVPS multiple, this would imply a P/E of just ~7x. While the higher share price would have lowered the stock’s total yield based on Santander’s usual 50% payout ratio, capital returns for 2025-2026 have been upped by roughly €4 billion.
SAN’s Market Performance
Banco Santander S.A. ADR (SAN) has seen a 2.57% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 22.28% gain in the past month and a 28.65% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.70% for SAN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 9.85% for SAN stock, with a simple moving average of 25.59% for the last 200 days.
SAN Trading at 21.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SAN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.63%, as shares surge +21.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +26.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SAN rose by +2.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.62. In addition, Banco Santander S.A. ADR saw 35.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SAN starting from Mahesh Chatta Aditya, who proposed sale 10,665 shares at the price of $4.75 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, Mahesh Chatta Aditya now owns shares of Banco Santander S.A. ADR, valued at $50,659 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SAN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Banco Santander S.A. ADR stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 13.16, with 0.70 for asset returns.
Based on Banco Santander S.A. ADR (SAN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.59.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.83.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Banco Santander S.A. ADR (SAN) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
