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Bladex Inc. (BLX)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Panama City, Panama | NYSE
54.54 USD -0.22 (-0.402%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 54.54

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:19 a.m. EDT

Bladex presents a compelling case as a turnaround story with exceptional long-term fundamentals but faces immediate headwinds from technical weakness. The business is fundamentally robust, boasting a 14.7% return on equity, strong operating margins above 74%, and a clean balance sheet with a low debt-to-equity profile. Crucially, the multi-year price trajectory confirms this recovery, showing a +65.6% cumulative gain over the last nine years with no recent consecutive declines, indicating the market has fully validated the company's improved quality. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by recent price action. The stock has drifted below its 50-day moving average, reflecting a lack of immediate momentum despite the strong underlying business. This disconnect creates a 'buy the dip' scenario where the long-term thesis remains intact while short-term traders wait for a catalyst. The dividend, now yielding over 5%, appears sustainable given the 43% payout ratio and growing earnings, providing a floor for investors. While the statistical forecast model shows a neutral lean, the fundamental data suggests the stock is undervalued relative to its growth and profitability metrics. Investors should view the current weakness as an opportunity to accumulate shares of a high-quality regional bank at a discount, rather than avoiding the name due to temporary technical noise.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.030926
AutoARIMA0.031120
MSTL0.032513
AutoTheta0.039676

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 2.71
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.547
Excess Kurtosis -0.39
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Revenue per Share 8.79
Market Cap 2,030,535,552
Trailing P/E 9.00
Forward P/E 7.73
Beta 0.79
Profit Margins 71.19%
Previous Name Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A
Website https://bladex.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move in the near term, evidenced by heavy call open interest at the $60 strike compared to negligible put volume. While there is some defensive put buying at lower strikes ($45-$50) for later expirations, the overwhelming majority of option flow is concentrated in calls, suggesting a bullish bias rather than a fear of significant downside.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.21% 3.86% 5.02% 5.40%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 0.688 1.207229
2026-05-08 0.688 1.279048
2026-02-25 0.688 1.371884
2025-05-16 0.625 1.577486
2025-03-10 0.625 1.640851
2024-11-08 0.500 1.482799
2024-08-05 0.500 1.792115
2024-04-26 0.500 1.690331
2024-03-01 0.500 1.841621
2023-10-27 0.250 1.175364
2023-07-28 0.250 1.078051
2023-05-03 0.250 1.420455
2023-03-09 0.250 1.391982
2022-11-10 0.250 1.527184
2022-08-12 0.250 1.686910
2022-05-13 0.250 1.766784
2022-03-04 0.250 1.639344
2021-11-08 0.250 1.436782
2021-08-06 0.250 1.472320
2021-05-14 0.250 1.623377
2021-02-22 0.250 1.579280
2020-11-06 0.250 1.927525
2020-08-07 0.250 2.100840
2020-04-24 0.250 2.378687
2020-02-25 0.385 2.057723
2019-10-28 0.385 1.844753
2019-07-29 0.385 1.804970
2019-04-26 0.385 1.789033
2019-03-08 0.385 1.965288
2018-11-05 0.385 2.274070
2018-07-30 0.385 1.599501
2018-05-01 0.385 1.436567
2018-02-01 0.385 1.297607
2017-10-31 0.385 1.373528
2017-07-31 0.385 1.463322
2017-05-01 0.385 1.351826
2017-01-30 0.385 1.411808
2016-10-27 0.385 1.415441
2016-08-01 0.385 1.434426
2016-04-21 0.385 1.507439
2015-07-23 0.385 1.364281
2015-04-23 0.385 1.226505
2014-12-31 0.385 1.279070
2014-10-23 0.350 1.129761
2014-07-24 0.350 1.172137
2014-04-24 0.350 1.355014
2014-01-02 0.350 1.284404
2013-10-24 0.300 1.141987
2013-07-25 0.300 1.185771
2013-04-25 0.300 1.299264
2013-01-30 0.300 1.295896
2012-10-24 0.300 1.395349
2012-07-26 0.250 1.208897
2012-04-26 0.250 1.184834
2012-01-27 0.250 1.373626
2011-10-27 0.200 1.204094
2011-07-28 0.200 1.115449
2011-04-28 0.200 1.142204
2011-02-01 0.200 1.125492
2010-10-20 0.170 1.102464
2010-07-22 0.150 1.174628
2010-04-22 0.150 0.984898
2010-01-27 0.150 1.038062
2009-10-21 0.150 1.074499
2009-07-21 0.150 1.153846
2009-04-23 0.150 1.293103
2009-01-27 0.220 2.213280
2008-10-20 0.220 2.075472
2008-07-17 0.220 1.480485
2008-03-20 0.220 1.468625
2008-01-03 0.220 1.394170
2007-09-21 0.220 1.194354
2007-06-22 0.220 1.154856
2007-03-28 0.220 1.358025
2007-01-04 0.188 1.131848
2006-10-04 0.188 1.235217
2006-07-05 0.188 1.150551
2006-03-22 1.188 7.360595
2006-01-04 0.150 0.806885
2005-09-30 0.150 0.883392
2005-06-30 0.150 0.835655
2005-03-23 2.000 10.035123
2005-01-04 0.150 0.784929
2004-09-23 1.150 7.419355
2004-06-24 0.100 0.638978
2004-03-24 0.100 0.565291
2001-11-20 0.470 1.590525
2001-08-16 0.470 1.426404
2001-05-16 0.470 1.362319
2001-02-20 0.470 1.396731
2000-02-16 1.250 4.784689
1999-02-16 0.960 4.504399
1998-02-18 0.960 2.320242
1998-02-12 0.240 0.558140
1997-02-12 0.960 1.920000
1996-02-13 0.840 1.877095
1996-01-31 0.132 0.286179
1995-01-31 0.132 0.424096
1994-02-07 0.450 0.942408
1993-02-08 0.400 1.285141
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.75
dividendYield 5.04
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.688
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.049086925
lastDividendValue 0.688
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-08-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.18927169
Address1 Torre V, Business Park
Address2 Avenida La Rotonda Urb. Costa del Este P.O. Box 0819-08730
All Time High 63.2
All Time Low 2.0
Ask 56.12
Ask Size 100
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 162,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 186,996
Average Volume 186,996
Average Volume10Days 162,820
Beta 0.791
Bid 52.95
Bid Size 200
Book Value 46.739
City Panama City
Country Panama
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.54
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 55.195
Day Low 54.22
Display Name Bladex
Dividend Date 1,787,616,000
Dividend Rate 2.75
Dividend Yield 5.04
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,250,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,250,800
Earnings Growth 0.025
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.035
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,182,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 11.766
Enterprise Value 3,863,605,760
Eps Current Year 6.86
Eps Forward 7.055
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.06
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
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 57.977
Fifty Day Average Change -3.4370003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05928213
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 18.92717
Fifty Two Week High 63.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.66
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13702531
Fifty Two Week Low 38.41
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.130001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41994277
Fifty Two Week Range 38.41 - 63.2
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 717,341,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.5
Float Shares 29,276
Forward Eps 7.055
Forward P E 7.7306876
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.219997
Fullday Change Percent -0.401748
Fullday Price 54.54
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 321,174,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.039100002
Held Percent Institutions 0.3439
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 1,786,060,800
Last Dividend Value 0.688
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Bladex Inc., a multinational bank, engages in financing of foreign trade and economic integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. It operates through Commercial and Treasury segments. 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 comprising 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 Comercio Exterior, S. A. and changed its name to Bladex Inc. in June 2026. Bladex Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.
Long Name Bladex Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,030,535,552
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_327054
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 226,275,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,038,726,188
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 54.67
Operating Cashflow -1,670,258,048
Operating Margins 0.74394
Payout Ratio 0.4332
Peg Ratio 1.77
Phone 507 210 8500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 54.54
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Prev Name Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A
Previous Close 54.76
Price Eps Current Year 7.950437
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1669056
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.1837945
Profit Margins 0.71194
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.25
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.219997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.401748
Regular Market Day High 55.195
Regular Market Day Low 54.22
Regular Market Day Range 54.22 - 55.195
Regular Market Open 54.67
Regular Market Previous Close 54.76
Regular Market Price 54.54
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 115,732
Return On Assets 0.01725
Return On Equity 0.14736
Revenue Growth 0.062
Revenue Per Share 8.79
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 30,060,446
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0123000005
Shares Short 463,415
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 519,323
Short Name Bladex, Inc. Class E
Short Percent Of Float 0.0156
Short Ratio 2.99
Source Interval 15
Symbol BLX
Target High Price 73.0
Target Low Price 57.0
Target Mean Price 65.9
Target Median Price 66.8
Total Cash 632,032,000
Total Cash Per Share 16,809.809
Total Debt 4,493,586,944
Total Revenue 328,364,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.688
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.049086925
Trailing Eps 6.06
Trailing P E 9.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 51.87875
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.661251
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.051297516
Type Disp Equity
Volume 115,732
Website https://bladex.com