Join

Compare · BBAR vs SAN

BBAR vs SAN

Side-by-side comparison of Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. ADS (BBAR) and Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain) (SAN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BBAR and SAN operate in Commercial Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SAN is the larger of the two at $178.99B, about 50.8x BBAR ($3.52B).
  • Over the past year, BBAR is down 2.5% and SAN is up 51.9% - SAN leads by 54.5 points.
  • SAN has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for BBAR).
  • SAN has more recent analyst coverage (17 ratings vs 5 for BBAR).
PerformanceBBAR-2.54%SAN+51.94%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricBBARSAN
Company
Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. ADS
Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain)
Price
$17.25-1.43%
$12.17+0.21%
Market cap
$3.52B
$178.99B
1M return
+12.27%
+0.00%
1Y return
-2.54%
+51.94%
Industry
Commercial Banks
Commercial Banks
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
4
11
Recent ratings
5
17
BBAR

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. ADS

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. provides various banking products and services to individuals and companies in Argentina. It provides retail banking products and services, such as checking and savings accounts, time deposits, credit cards, personal and secured loans (primarily automobile loans), mortgages, insurance, and investment products to individuals; and small and medium-sized companies products and services, such as financing products, factoring, checking accounts, time deposits, transactional and payroll services, insurance, and investment products to private-sector companies. The company also provides corporate and investment banking products and services, such as global transaction services; global markets solutions, such as risk management and securities brokerage; long term financing products, including project finance and syndicated loans; corporate finance services comprising mergers and acquisitions; and capital markets advisory services to corporations and multinational companies operating in Argentina. As of December 31, 2020, it operated a network of 247 branches, 15 in-company branches, 7 point of sale outlet, 2 point of express support, 888 ATMs, and 857 self-service terminals, as well as a telephone banking and Internet banking services. The company was formerly known as BBVA Banco Francés S.A. and changed its name to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. in July 2019. Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. was founded in 1886 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

SAN

Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR (Spain)

Banco Santander, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides various retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large companies worldwide. It offers demand and time deposits, and current and savings accounts; mortgages, consumer finance, syndicated corporate loans, structured financing, cash management, export and agency finance, trade and working capital solutions, and corporate finance; and insurance products. The company also provides cash, asset, and wealth management; and private banking services. In addition, it is involved in the corporate banking; treasury, risk hedging, foreign trade, confirming, custody, and investment banking activities. The company operates through a network of 11,236 branches. The company was formerly known as Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A. and changed its name to Banco Santander, S.A. in June 2007. Banco Santander, S.A. was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.