Nasdaq Inc vs Banco Santander SA — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Banco Santander SA trades at $13.74 (market cap $191.46B). The key difference: Banco Santander SA is far larger — about 3.7× Nasdaq Inc's market cap, and Banco Santander SA pays the higher dividend (2.09%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | SAN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $191.46B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $14.37 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $8.40 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 2.09% |
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Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Read more on NDAQ →Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the largest operation, with Brazil by far the largest. Its continental European business is still mainly Iberian. Santander's U.K. presence is the result of the acquisition of building society Abbey. In the U.S., Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
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