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Banco Santander SASANCOMMENTJun 09, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
He doesn’t own this, but he owns comparable banks. The whole global banking sector is trading at very cheap multiples. They are all under pressure from the flattening yield curve, and they all pay hefty dividends. The bank’s poor performance is sector-driven more than driven by the political issues in the countries where it does business.
Just announced they had acquired Banco Popular, a real estate lender, with a lot of loans in a very tough housing market. There is going to be a lot of work to be done. It is going to make them a real powerhouse in Spain. Their market share is going to be roughly 25% out of Brazil, 25% out of England, and this could equal that coming out of Spain. They still have European and US capabilities as well. The European banks have turned and there is lots of upside.