Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Receives Consensus Recommendation 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 five ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report 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. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 5.7 %

BBVA stock opened at $13.93 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $81.29 billion, a PE ratio of 7.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 12 month low of $9.23 and a 12 month high of $13.96. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $11.48 and its 200 day moving average is $10.57. 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 (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,481,085 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $111,596,000 after buying an additional 163,044 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 48.6% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,418,877 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $72,111,000 after buying an additional 2,424,880 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 344,355 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,108,410 shares of the bank’s stock worth $49,654,000 after purchasing an additional 613,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Symmetry Investments LP acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,647,000. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.