Banco Santander SA (SAN): Today's Featured Banking Winner

Banco Santander (SAN) pushed the Banking industry higher today making it today's featured banking winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.5%. By the end of trading, Banco Santander rose 9 cents (1.5%) to $6.15 on light volume. Throughout the day, 3.6 million shares of Banco Santander exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.8 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $5.97-$6.16 after having opened the day at $6.01 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $6.06. Other companies within the Banking industry that increased today were: Ohio Legacy Corporation (OLCB), up 13.5%, CMS Bancorp (CMSB), up 12.8%, First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas (FFBH), up 9.1%, and Green Bankshares (GRNB), up 8.2%.

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Banco Santander-Chile provides commercial and retail banking services to corporate and individual customers in Chile. Banco Santander has a market cap of $53.83 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 92.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are two analysts that rate Banco Santander a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Banco Santander as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, premium valuation and deteriorating net income.

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On the negative front, 1st Century Bancshrs (FCTY), down 12.4%, Barclays (BCS), down 12.1%, Oak Ridge Financial Services (BKOR), down 11.4%, and Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), down 10%, were all losers within the banking industry with Citigroup (C) being today's banking industry loser.

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