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Banco Santander SASANDON'T BUYOct 24, 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.
Doesn’t own any Spanish banks and doesn’t know why anyone would. The Spanish market has a tremendous amount of overcapacity. Spanish lenders say that the origination spreads on new loan production just keeps on compressing, which tells him there is absolutely no point in being involved.