Banco Santander SA vs Valero Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Banco Santander SA trades at $13.75 (market cap $191.46B), while Valero Energy Corporation trades at $314.8 (market cap $93.03B). The key difference: Banco Santander SA is far larger — about 2.1× Valero Energy Corporation's market cap, and Banco Santander SA pays the higher dividend (2.09%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SAN | VLO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $191.46B | $93.03B |
Sector | Financials | Energy |
52-Week High | $14.37 | $313.31 |
52-Week Low | $8.40 | $131.77 |
Dividend Yield | 2.09% | 1.53% |
Enterprise Value | — | $98.79B |
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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 →Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 700 million gallons per year of renewable diesel.
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