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Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Panama City, Panama | NYSE
56.55 USD +0.68 (1.217%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 56.55

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:27 p.m. EDT

BLX presents a balanced opportunity for both short-term and long-term investors. The recent price movement above the 200-day average and positive analyst ratings indicate a potential upward trend. The strong dividend yield and consistent payouts make it an attractive option for income-focused investors. However, the short interest and mixed options activity suggest caution, especially for short-term traders. Overall, BLX could be a good buy for long-term investors looking for sustainable growth and reliable income.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.062696
AutoARIMA0.064763
AutoETS0.064764
AutoTheta0.066088

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 26%
H-stat 10.39
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.008
Excess Kurtosis 0.42
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-24
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-24
Revenue per Share 8.545
Market Cap 2,105,368,192
Trailing P/E 9.26
Forward P/E 8.02
Beta 0.82
Profit Margins 71.47%
Previous Name Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A
Website https://bladex.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:27 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. The ATM strikes are being anchored, suggesting some confidence in the current price level. However, there's significant OTM positioning, which could indicate speculation on potential volatility. The increased short interest and the recent dip in price might be attracting bearish sentiment, while the positive analyst ratings and strong dividend yield suggest potential for long-term growth.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.37% 2.97% 5.38% 6.30%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-25 0.688 1.371884
2025-05-16 0.625 1.599662
2025-03-10 0.625 1.690049
2024-11-08 0.500 1.551763
2024-08-05 0.500 1.903290
2024-04-26 0.500 1.826027
2024-03-01 0.500 2.023810
2023-10-27 0.250 1.315152
2023-07-28 0.250 1.220483
2023-05-03 0.250 1.625696
2023-03-09 0.250 1.615817
2022-11-10 0.250 1.797137
2022-08-12 0.250 2.016546
2022-05-13 0.250 2.148319
2022-03-04 0.250 2.029004
2021-11-08 0.250 1.807200
2021-08-06 0.250 1.878118
2021-05-14 0.250 2.101863
2021-02-22 0.250 2.078848
2020-11-06 0.250 2.577835
2020-08-07 0.250 2.863244
2020-04-24 0.250 3.311550
2020-02-25 0.385 2.933115
2019-10-28 0.385 2.683322
2019-07-29 0.385 2.674368
2019-04-26 0.385 2.699411
2019-03-08 0.385 3.018592
2018-11-05 0.385 3.561319
2018-07-30 0.385 2.561587
2018-05-01 0.385 2.337594
2018-02-01 0.385 2.141917
2017-10-31 0.385 2.297035
2017-07-31 0.385 2.480905
2017-05-01 0.385 2.325509
2017-01-30 0.385 2.461740
2016-10-27 0.385 2.502448
2016-08-01 0.385 2.572656
2016-04-21 0.385 2.742250
2015-07-23 0.385 2.519199
2015-04-23 0.385 2.296128
2014-12-31 0.385 2.424353
2014-10-23 0.350 2.168021
2014-07-24 0.350 2.274951
2014-04-24 0.350 2.660871
2014-01-02 0.350 2.555739
2013-10-24 0.300 2.301099
2013-07-25 0.300 2.416639
2013-04-25 0.300 2.679844
2013-01-30 0.300 2.707977
2012-10-24 0.300 2.953947
2012-07-26 0.250 2.594775
2012-04-26 0.250 2.574740
2012-01-27 0.250 3.020570
2011-10-27 0.200 2.683964
2011-07-28 0.200 2.516973
2011-04-28 0.200 2.605825
2011-02-01 0.200 2.597817
2010-10-20 0.170 2.574445
2010-07-22 0.150 2.774277
2010-04-22 0.150 2.354650
2010-01-27 0.150 2.505784
2009-10-21 0.150 2.620832
2009-07-21 0.150 2.844162
2009-04-23 0.150 3.224658
2009-01-27 0.220 5.588499
2008-10-20 0.220 5.362540
2008-07-17 0.220 3.911721
2008-03-20 0.220 3.940378
2008-01-03 0.220 3.796669
2007-09-21 0.220 3.296475
2007-06-22 0.220 3.225776
2007-03-28 0.220 3.837499
2007-01-04 0.188 3.241751
2006-10-04 0.188 3.578020
2006-07-05 0.188 3.373959
2006-03-22 1.188 21.842683
2006-01-04 0.150 2.570668
2005-09-30 0.150 2.837344
2005-06-30 0.150 2.707910
2005-03-23 2.000 32.788262
2005-01-04 0.150 2.814239
2004-09-23 1.150 26.805326
2004-06-24 0.100 2.482077
2004-03-24 0.100 2.209786
2001-11-20 0.470 6.252767
2001-08-16 0.470 5.698194
2001-05-16 0.470 5.519024
2001-02-20 0.470 5.735321
2000-02-16 1.250 19.924149
1999-02-16 0.960 19.656602
1998-02-18 0.960 10.587216
1998-02-12 0.240 2.605460
1997-02-12 0.960 9.013017
1996-02-13 0.840 8.984100
1996-01-31 0.132 1.395682
1995-01-31 0.132 2.074220
1994-02-07 0.450 4.629360
1993-02-08 0.400 6.375661
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.56
dividendYield 4.53
exDividendDate 2026-02-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.563
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04587435
lastDividendValue 0.688
lastDividendDate 2026-02-25
dividendDate 2026-03-12

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5235888
Address1 Torre V, Business Park
Address2 Avenida La Rotonda Urb. Costa del Este P.O. Box 0819-08730
All Time High 58.25
All Time Low 2.0
Ask 85.25
Ask Size 500
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 116,100
Average Daily Volume3 Month 153,609
Average Volume 153,609
Average Volume10Days 116,100
Beta 0.818
Bid 55.35
Bid Size 800
Book Value 45.091
City Panama City
Country Panama
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 56.55
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 57.26
Day Low 55.6069
Display Name Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A
Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Dividend Rate 2.56
Dividend Yield 4.53
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,388,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,388,400
Earnings Growth 0.075
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.088
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,320,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,320,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,320,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 19.43
Enterprise Value 6,168,020,480
Eps Current Year 6.48
Eps Forward 7.055
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.11
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,977,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 507 269 6333
Fifty Day Average 50.4414
Fifty Day Average Change 6.1086006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.12110292
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 52.35888
Fifty Two Week High 57.26
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7099991
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.012399565
Fifty Two Week Low 36.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 20.029999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.54846656
Fifty Two Week Range 36.52 - 57.26
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 717,341,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.57
Float Shares 28,985,206
Forward Eps 7.055
Forward P E 8.015592
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 310,260,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.31871
Implied Shares Outstanding 37,230,208
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Ir Website http://www.bladex.com/investors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,977,600
Last Dividend Value 0.688
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A., a multinational bank, engages in financing of foreign trade and economic integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. It operates through two segments, Commercial and Treasury. The company accepts deposits. It also offers products and services, such as origination of bilateral short- and medium-term loans, structured and syndicated credits, and loan commitments; financial guarantee contracts, including issued and confirmed letters of credit, stand-by letters of credit, guarantees covering commercial risk, and other assets of customers' liabilities under acceptances; and co-financing arrangements, underwriting of syndicated credit facilities, structured trade financing in the form of factoring and vendor financing, and financial leasing. In addition, the company is involved in investment management activities, including securities at fair value through other comprehensive income and amortized cost. It serves financial institutions, corporations, sovereigns, and state-owned entities. The company was formerly known as Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. and changed its name to Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. in June 2009. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.
Long Name Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,105,368,192
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_327054
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common 226,882,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,080,051,720
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 56.14
Operating Cashflow -411,004,000
Operating Margins 0.68281996
Payout Ratio 0.40919998
Peg Ratio 1.77
Phone 507 210 8500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 56.55
Post Market Time 1,776,464,341
Prev Name Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A
Previous Close 55.87
Price Eps Current Year 8.726851
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2541305
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.6321044
Profit Margins 0.7147
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.68
Regular Market Change Percent 1.21711
Regular Market Day High 57.26
Regular Market Day Low 55.6069
Regular Market Day Range 55.6069 - 57.26
Regular Market Open 56.14
Regular Market Previous Close 55.87
Regular Market Price 56.55
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 83,998
Return On Assets 0.01841
Return On Equity 0.15045
Revenue Growth 0.121
Revenue Per Share 8.545
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 30,060,446
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.006
Shares Short 224,165
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 164,215
Short Name Banco Latinoamericano de Comerc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0089
Short Ratio 1.38
Source Interval 15
Symbol BLX
Target High Price 67.0
Target Low Price 63.0
Target Mean Price 65.53333
Target Median Price 66.6
Total Cash 179,614,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.824
Total Debt 4,242,266,112
Total Revenue 317,451,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.563
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04587435
Trailing Eps 6.11
Trailing P E 9.255319
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 46.0727
Two Hundred Day Average Change 10.477299
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.22740796
Type Disp Equity
Volume 83,998
Website https://bladex.com