Banco Santander SA 4Q 2015 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Banco Santander SA (SAN.MC) fourth-quarter results, based on a poll of eight analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million euros, EPS, dividend and target price in euro, according to IFRS). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released January 27.

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                Net int.     Gross  Net attrib. 
4th Quarter       income    income       profit    EPS 
AVERAGE            7,830    10,747        1,460   0.13 
Prev. Year         7,714    11,040        1,455   0.11 
+/- in %            +1.5      -2.7         +0.4    +14 
 
MEDIAN             7,828    10,803        1,470   0.12 
Maximum            8,017    10,929        1,741   0.16 
Minimum            7,604    10,304        1,242   0.10 
Amount (a)             7         8            7      4 
 
Banco BPI          7,828    10,859        1,331     -- 
BEKA Finance       7,781    10,792        1,642   0.11 
Credit Suisse      7,864    10,814        1,302     -- 
Deutsche Bank      7,725    10,757        1,470   0.10 
Morgan Stanley     7,989    10,858        1,494     -- 
 
 
               Target price  Rating               DPS 2015 
AVERAGE                5.13  positive 2   AVERAGE     0.20 
Prev. Quarter          6.21  neutral  4   Prev. Year  0.60 
+/- in %                -17  negative 0   +/- in %     -68 
 
MEDIAN                 4.50               MEDIAN      0.20 
Maximum                6.94               Maximum     0.20 
Minimum                4.30               Minimum     0.18 
Amount                    5               Amount         4 
 
Bankhaus Lampe         4.50  Hold                     0.20 
Barclays               4.30  Equalweight              0.20 
BEKA Finance           6.94  Buy                      0.20 
Credit Suisse          4.40  Neutral                  0.18 
Exane BNP Paribas      5.50  Outperform                 -- 
Morgan Stanley           --  Equalweight                -- 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

(a) Including anonymous estimates from three more analysts.

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January 25, 2016 08:19 ET (13:19 GMT)

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