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Banco Santander (SAN) Soars 9.6%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?

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Banco Santander (SAN - Free Report) shares rallied 9.6% in the last trading session to close at $6.31. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 9.9% loss over the past four weeks.

Banco Santander stock rallied, driven by a massive jump in the broad markets. The jump was attributable to President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day tariff pause for the non-retaliating nations. This cheered the investors, driving the SAN stock higher.

This financial holding company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.21 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +16.7%. Revenues are expected to be $15.62 billion, down 4.4% from the year-ago quarter.

While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.

For Banco Santander, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on SAN going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Banco Santander belongs to the Zacks Banks - Foreign industry. Another stock from the same industry, Royal Bank (RY - Free Report) , closed the last trading session 5% higher at $113.73. Over the past month, RY has returned -1.8%.

Royal Bank's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed +0.3% over the past month to $2.21. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of +2.8%. Royal Bank currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).


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