Why Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) stock moves
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) fell clearly.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayBanco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) fell clearly.
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) fell, moving against a rising S&P 500.
No company news explains the move.
The sponsored ADR is a US-traded share of the Spanish bank Banco Santander, listed on the NYSE.
Its trading volume was around its usual level.
Today's move of −2.25% was 2.0 times a normal day's 1.1%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) −2.25%S&P 500 +0.31%Against the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain).
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) earned more than expected in 3 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 82% of reports from US companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 5 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 55% of reports from US companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price $11.74
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedEUR
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of $0.32 (February 3). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from $1.36 three months ago to $1.26 now. 2026 estimate: $1.26. 2027 estimate: $1.40. One analyst made the estimate for the quarter.
What the key figures say about Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain)
The figures connect what Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: 0.54 EUR–0.90 EUR. Peers: Citigroup $10.26, BBVA 1.96 EUR, Wells Fargo & Company $7.09.
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 54.2 bn EUR–60.3 bn EUR. Peers: Citigroup $83.3B, BBVA 35.6 bn EUR, Wells Fargo & Company $83.1B. 2026 estimate: 63.7 bn EUR (61.6 bn EUR–64.7 bn EUR). 2027 estimate: 69.1 bn EUR (66.9 bn EUR–70.9 bn EUR).
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 10.2%–14.3%. Peers: Citigroup 9.4%, BBVA 19.8%, Wells Fargo & Company 12.9%.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $0.00–$0.26.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 1.1%–4.7%. Peers: Citigroup 2.2%, BBVA 4.3%, Wells Fargo & Company 2.4%.
More key figures
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: -2.30 EUR–1.00 EUR.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 5.1%–5.5%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) paid $0.29 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, October 30, 2026, Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) traded without the right to the $0.14 dividend. The price went from $11.75 to $11.19; including the dividend, the day's change was −3.5%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $0.242018: $0.262019: $0.262020: $0.002021: $0.092022: $0.112023: $0.152024: $0.212025: $0.122026 so far: $0.29
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain)'s revenue and profit have changed.
- Earnings report
The earnings report shows how Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain)'s revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) usually moved about 2.8%. On a normal day it moves 1.1%.
−6.26% +0.66% −0.75% +2.88%
$10,000 in Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $36,000 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) be worth today?
$36,000
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
At worst it was worth $4,290 (September 23, 2020).
The five biggest days of the journey
· −18.8% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +16.8% · the whole market rose 1.2% the same day
· −15.2% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· −12.6% · the whole market fell 7.6% the same day
· −10.7% · the whole market fell 5.2% the same day
Earlier days
+4.92% market −2.70% Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose clearly over the week's trading days, moving against a sharply falling S&P 500. Read →
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose clearly over the week's trading days, moving against a sharply falling S&P 500.
The company's own news was thin, with no clear Santander-specific event explaining the rise.
Its sector ETF rose only slightly, so the shares outperformed their sector.
The last session saw a clear fall, while the market rose slightly.
−0.50% market −4.41% Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) fell without a company-news explanation. Read →
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) fell without a company-news explanation.
It moved against the S&P 500, which fell very sharply, and less than the Financial Services sector ETF, which fell very sharply.
The move was an ordinary one for this stock, and trading volume was about twice its usual level.
Over the last five trading days, the shares rose clearly, while the broad market fell very sharply.
The shares traded without their dividend last week, which took about 1% off the quoted price.
+6.44% market +1.65% Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose without company news. Read →
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose without company news.
Over the same day the S&P 500 rose sharply, so the stock moved more than the market.
The move was very big for this stock, about five times a normal day, and such moves have happened only about twice in the past year.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose clearly while the market fell slightly.
The shares traded without their dividend last week, which took about 1% off the quoted price.
+2.41% market −0.48% Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose without company news. Read →
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose without company news.
Over those same days, the S&P 500 fell slightly, so the stock moved against the broader market.
The Financial Services sector ETF rose sharply, so the stock moved in line with its sector.
Over the last five trading days, the stock fell sharply, moving more than the market, which fell clearly, and against its sector, which rose sharply.
The shares traded without their dividend last week, which took about 1% off the quoted price.
−3.54% market −1.77% Santander fell sharply without a company-news explanation. Read →
Santander fell sharply without a company-news explanation.
Santander's US-listed shares fell sharply in the last session, moving more than the S&P 500 and its sector.
Over the last five trading days the shares fell very sharply, far more than the market, which fell slightly.
This was a very big move for the stock, rare in the past year.
Earlier this week Santander reported third-quarter results that were about in line with expectations, with lower profit from impairments and integration costs.
−11.73% market −0.56% Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain), listed on the NYSE, fell very sharply over the week's trading days, moving much more than the S&P 500 market index, which fell only slightly. Read →
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain), listed on the NYSE, fell very sharply over the week's trading days, moving much more than the S&P 500 market index, which fell only slightly.
The shares also moved against their sector, which rose slightly.
The fall likely reflects weak trading after the quarterly report, with the bank's earnings about in line with expectations.
Investors also reacted to a notice about a pending investigation into the bank, which was added to the news that week.
+0.51% market −0.38% Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose without a company-news explanation. Read →
Banco Santander, S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) rose without a company-news explanation.
The S&P 500 fell slightly that session, so the stock moved against the market.
Over the last five trading days the stock fell sharply, roughly three times a normal five-day stretch, while the S&P 500 and its sector ETF rose slightly.
The earnings report earlier this week was about in line with expectations, and the company reported record nine-month profit and a share buyback of €1.83 billion, which likely weighed less than the broader selloff did.
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