Investors interested in Banks - Foreign stocks are likely familiar with Banco Santander (SAN) and National Australia Bank Ltd. (NABZY) . But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look. The best way to find great value stocks is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision tr ...

Banco Santander (SAN) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system. Individua ...

tander World photo/iStock Editorial via Getty Images This has been a slightly frustrating few months for investors in Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN), whose shares have underperformed broader European financials (EUFN) by around ten points since my last update in April. Frustrating beause, at the business level at least, Santander has continued its fine start to 2024, posting resord half- year figures throughout its income statement. VAL Banco Santander SA (SAN) Total Return -8.13% iShares MSCI Europe Financials ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Banks - Foreign sector might want to consider either Banco Santander (SAN) or Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out. Right now, both Banco Santander and Sumitomo Mitsui are sporting a Zacks Rank of # 1 (Strong Buy). The Zacks Rank favors stocks that have recently seen positive revisions to their earnings estimates, so investors should rest assured that both of these compan ...

Banco Santander Brasil (NYSE:BSBR) reported earnings today. After the challenges of 2022 and 2023, results continued to show improvement across most fronts. This article covers the company's 2Q24 results and earnings call. It also introduces the company from my perspective, and my thesis on its main competition challenges. Overall, I believe the stock is an opportunity at these prices, given the expected earnings and growth yields of the company. The younger brother of the big five: Santander Brasil is one ...

i The Property The Property the New H F H The Proper I F Lux Blue Santander Brasil Results Update in 2Q24 A note for the reader is that the company releases its numbers in Brazilian Reais (BRL), so I will use the documents that the company released but convert them to dollars using the ratio of 1 USD = 5.59 BRL, which was the exchange rate on the last day of June. The loan portfolio expanded 1.8% QoQ and 7.8% YoY, reaching BRL 665 billion ($119 billion). | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |-------------- ...

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I am joined here today by our CEO, Mr. Hector Grisi, and our CFO, Mr. Jose Garcia-Cantera. Following their presentations, we will open the floor for any questions you may have in the Q&A session. [Operator Instructions] Hector Grisi The main highlights of our results in the first half of 2024 are the following. Q2 was another record quarter for Santander, which shows the strength of our strategy and the resilience of our business model. Profit reached €3.2 billion, that's 20% above Q2 '23, even after the im ...

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Banco Santander posted a 20% year-on-year hike in second-quarter net profit underpinned by growth in its retail, wealth and consumer activity, after firm revenues and margin management in Europe and Brazil. The bank's ratios also firmed, with its fully-loaded CET1 ratio (a measure of a bank's solvency) up from 12.3% in the March quarter to 12.5% in the three months to June. Santander now expects revenues will hit high-single digit growth, from a previously forecast mid-single digit expansion. Pre-tax profit ...