JPMorgan Chase & Co vs Banco Santander SA ADR

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) is overvalued and Banco Santander SA ADR (SAN) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, SAN trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +1%, against -22% for JPM.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM)

Book value at 2.09x, the multiple a 17.7% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $279.10; the price of $340.00 is 22% above that value.

Leak Score 45/100 on 9 of 12 signals

Banco Santander SA ADR (SAN)

Book value at 1.64x, the multiple a 13.0% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $14.61; the price of $14.49 is 1% below that value.

Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricJPMSAN
VerdictOvervaluedFairly valued
Price$340.00$14.49
Intrinsic value$279.10$14.61
Margin of safety-22%+1%
Leak Score45/100 (9/12)0/100 (3/12)
Market cap$903.8B$210.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years17.3%13.8%
Operating margin28.4%15.2%
Net margin21.4%13.1%
Return on equity17.7%13.0%
Debt to equity3.414.12
P/E14.6x11.4x
Forward P/E13.5x10.0x
P/B2.6x1.7x
Dividend yield1.9%2.1%

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