Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the four ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

BBVA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

NYSE:BBVA opened at $11.87 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.27 billion, a PE ratio of 6.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 12-month low of $9.23 and a 12-month high of $12.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.23.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. Research 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 hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $69,055,000 after acquiring an additional 344,355 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.8% during the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,270,460 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $13,772,000 after purchasing an additional 70,192 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,043,054 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,138,000 after purchasing an additional 40,352 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 945,836 shares of the bank’s stock worth $10,253,000 after buying an additional 15,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,416,000 after buying an additional 369,971 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Company Profile

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.