Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) Downgraded by StockNews.com to “Hold”

StockNews.com lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

BBVA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 4.1 %

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock opened at $14.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $83.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.94, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 1 year low of $9.23 and a 1 year high of $14.38. The company has a 50-day moving average of $12.08 and a 200 day moving average of $10.74.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,792 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,265,000 after buying an additional 106,869 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank’s stock worth $459,000 after buying an additional 4,302 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,092,000 after acquiring an additional 65,852 shares during the period. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at $124,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA provides retail banking, wholesale banking, and asset management services in the United States, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, South America, and internationally. The company offers savings account, demand deposits, and time deposits; and loan products, such as residential mortgages, other households, credit card loans, loans to enterprises and public sector, as well as consumer finance.