Banco Santander SA vs Vale SA — how do they compare? Banco Santander SA trades at $13.75 (market cap $191.46B), while Vale SA trades at $14.13 (market cap $59.07B). The key difference: Banco Santander SA is far larger — about 3.2× Vale SA's market cap, and Vale SA pays the higher dividend (8.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SAN | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $191.46B | $59.07B |
Sector | Financials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $14.37 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $8.40 | $9.53 |
Dividend Yield | 2.09% | 8.93% |
Enterprise Value | — | $75.99B |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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.
Read more on SAN →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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