Erste Group Bank Predicts Banco Santander FY2027 Earnings

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) – Analysts at Erste Group Bank upped their FY2027 EPS estimates for Banco Santander in a report issued 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.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Banco Santander in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Santander from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Barclays downgraded shares of Banco Santander from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. DZ Bank lowered Banco Santander from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Banco Santander from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Four 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Banco Santander has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Banco Santander Trading Up 3.0%

SAN opened at $12.75 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $189.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.62, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 0.72. Banco Santander has a 12 month low of $5.54 and a 12 month high of $13.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $12.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.84.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Banco Santander

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Compound Planning Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Banco Santander by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 253,126 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,969,000 after buying an additional 27,247 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Banco Santander by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 136,037 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,596,000 after acquiring an additional 24,913 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Banco Santander by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 328,040 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,848,000 after purchasing an additional 16,929 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Banco Santander by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,222,217 shares of the bank’s stock worth $14,337,000 after purchasing an additional 42,629 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Banco Santander during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $655,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.