--- title: "Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) Short Interest Update" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298882376.md" description: "Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) reported a significant 51.3% decrease in short interest to 52,415,840 shares as of August 31st, with a days-to-cover ratio of 2.1 days. Institutional investors adjusted their stakes, with firms like Acumen Wealth Advisors and Whipplewood increasing holdings. The stock opened at $14.93, near its 52-week high. Recent analyst actions include Wall Street Zen downgrading SAN to 'hold' and Weiss Ratings lowering its rating, though the average consensus remains a 'Moderate Buy'." datetime: "2026-09-14T07:40:35.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298882376.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298882376.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298882376.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) Short Interest Update Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 52,415,840 shares, a decrease of 51.3% from the August 15th total of 107,668,073 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 24,793,327 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company's shares are sold short. Get **Banco Santander** alerts: ## Institutional Trading of Banco Santander - 3 European Banks That Could Win Big From ECB Rate Hikes A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Banco Santander by 117.9% during the first quarter. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the bank's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Banco Santander during the first quarter worth $28,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in shares of Banco Santander during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Banco Santander by 151.1% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 2,471 shares of the bank's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Santander in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors own 9.19% of the company's stock. ## Banco Santander Stock Performance NYSE SAN opened at $14.93 on Monday. Banco Santander has a twelve month low of $9.62 and a twelve month high of $15.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $219.28 billion, a PE ratio of 12.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.74. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.91. - European Banks Are Outperforming : Can These 3 Keep It Going? Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $17.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.90 billion. Banco Santander had a net margin of 26.94% and a return on equity of 12.43%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Banco Santander will post 1.25 EPS for the current fiscal year. ## Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades SAN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Banco Santander from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Santander reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Banco Santander in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Banco Santander from a "buy (a-)" rating to a "buy (b+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy". - 3 European Bank Stocks Nearing New 52-Week Highs **Check Out Our Latest Analysis on SAN** ## About Banco Santander (Get Free Report) Banco Santander, SA is a global banking group headquartered in Santander, Spain. Founded in 1857, the company provides financial products and services to individuals, businesses, institutions and governments through its banking operations in Europe, North America and South America. Its principal activities include retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, corporate and investment banking, private banking, asset management, insurance and payment services. Santander offers products such as current and savings accounts, mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, business financing, investment products and digital banking services. 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