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SAN analysis

Banco Santander, S.A.Banks - Diversified. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

SAN
Banco Santander, S.A. · Banks - Diversified
Rev-0.5%D+
P/E14.1xB
ROE13.1%B
P/B1.63B
Yield1.9%C+
61.9Financial strength
$14.55$211.5B
1Y Target$13.56Analyst consensus · 3 analysts
5Y Target$17.12Compound horizon
10Y Target$21.95Long-dated conviction
Rev-0.5%
D+
Revenue -0.5% — shrinking; needs a catalyst to reverse
P/E14.1x
B
P/E 14.1 — near the Financial Services median (≈60th pctile)
ROE13.1%
B
ROE 13.1% — acceptable capital return
P/B1.63
B
P/B 1.63 — fair; a premium the market pays for returns
Yield1.9%
C+
Yield 1.9% — small income component

Forward price target — the 1-year figure is the analyst consensus where the stock is covered; the 5- and 10-year figures compound our earnings estimate from there. The DCF below is a separate cross-check on intrinsic value (what it's worth today), not another target.

Financial strength · 61.9 / 100
Profitability67.4
Value (P/B)60.5
Income53.6

A peer-relative read for financials on profitability (ROE), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
3% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedGenerated by the Bull Rankings model from this company's reported fundamentals, and checked against the figures shown above.

Why now
Banks - Diversified · market cap $211.5b. Trading near 52-week high of $15.00 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $13.56 (implying -7% upside).
Moat
Net margin 33% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. $211.5b market cap places it among the largest companies in the sector — distribution, R&D, and customer-acquisition costs amortize across a base peers can't replicate.
Risk
Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Horizon
1-3 yr $13.56 (3-analyst consensus) — multiple re-rating thesis requires a catalyst. 5 yr $17.12 at ~3% CAGR — dividend + buyback compounding. 10 yr $21.95 if the moat survives secular pressure.
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Not enough history yet — the model records SAN's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

SAN at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · BANKPROFITABILITY67VALUE60COVERED INCOME5461.9/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$14.6$9.3 LOWHIGH $15Trading near its 52-week high ($9.3–$15).
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+52%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Every figure here comes from the same audited fundamentals behind the score. Charts drawn from data the score does not use say so on the card.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+0.0%
90-day change-6.3%
Forward EPS estimate$1.43

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect SAN to earn is materially lower (-6.3%). The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

A fiscal-year roll fell inside this window: the forward horizon moved on to the next financial year, which shifts the earnings figure without any analyst changing their view. That step is excluded, so the number above covers the rest of the window rather than all of it.

A rising estimate means expectations are improving, not that the price has failed to keep up — and estimates get cut as readily as they get raised. It is not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers across the market →

Shares to buy
137
Position size
$1,993
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$10.91
25% below $14.55
$ at risk if stopped
$498.34
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

Math only — share count is floor(portfolio × risk% ÷ (price × stop%)). Doesn't account for commissions, slippage, gap risk, or position-correlation across your book. Inputs persist locally; never sent to the server. Not investment advice.

Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN): score, valuation & FAQ

Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN) is a Banks - Diversified company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

The model flags Rev (D+) as weaker areas.

Is SAN a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades SAN on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. A score is a quantitative screen of Banco Santander, S.A.'s fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade SAN?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, SAN isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage and weakest on Rev (D+).

Is SAN overvalued or undervalued?

We don't compute a reliable discounted-cash-flow value for SAN — typically because it is not yet consistently profitable or free-cash-flow positive — so its valuation rests on growth and price-to-sales rather than on earnings-based intrinsic value. Judge it on the trajectory of the business, not a single multiple.

What are the main risks of investing in SAN?

Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.

New to these metrics? The guides explain free cash flow, how the score works, and more in the learn hub — or run another name through the screener.

Bull Rankings is an automated fundamentals screen for research and education. It is not investment advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Do your own research and consider consulting a licensed financial advisor.

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