14,895 Shares in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Purchased by Callan Capital LLC

Callan Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 14,895 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $136,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.0% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,312,586 shares of the bank’s stock worth $50,816,000 after purchasing an additional 122,652 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 25.8% in the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,293,271 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,411,000 after acquiring an additional 265,431 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,763,182 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $46,394,000 after acquiring an additional 95,671 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 743,200 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,983,000 after purchasing an additional 22,426 shares during the period. Finally, Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 151,163 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 10,437 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 2.9 %

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded up $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $11.58. The company had a trading volume of 5,679,649 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,379,513. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.01 and a 200 day moving average of $9.63. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52-week low of $6.47 and a 52-week high of $12.20.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $8.01 billion for the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 14.85% and a net margin of 27.15%. On average, equities analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 9th were given a $0.1695 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 8th. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. This represents a yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio is 48.92%.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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.