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FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. BLX
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. (BLX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 2.49% (safety: moderate).
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-16 | Jefferies | Buy (init) |
| 2023-06-29 | Barclays | Overweight (init) |
| 2017-07-21 | JP Morgan | Underweight (down) |
| 2016-10-20 | JP Morgan | Neutral (down) |
| 2014-06-05 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2012-06-22 | JP Morgan | Overweight (up) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLX | FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. | 4/9 | — | 20.4 | — |
| MUFG | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4/9 | — | — | +9.5% |
| HDB | HDFC BANK LTD | 5/9 | — | — | +15.2% |
| NTB | Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd | 7/9 | — | 10.4 | +4.6% |
| PGC | PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP | 6/9 | — | 22.8 | +24.1% |
| MFG | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4/9 | — | — | +7.6% |
| NMR | NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | 2/9 | — | — | +0.5% |
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About FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.
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.
FAQ
Is BLX financially healthy?
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does BLX pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 2.49% with a 50.7% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is BLX?
In FY2014, FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. had a return on equity of 11.7%.
Is BLX overvalued or undervalued?
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. trades at about 20.4× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.3×–11.5×, median 10.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BLX?
The average Wall-Street price target for FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. is $64.65, about 15.1% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is BLX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 20.4×, a dividend yield of 2.49%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2014-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.