Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Increases Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 43.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 189,147 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 57,122 shares during the quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,839,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,297,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,412,058 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $44,253,000 after buying an additional 396,829 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the second quarter valued at $577,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 198.3% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 91,450 shares of the bank’s stock worth $917,000 after acquiring an additional 60,797 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of BBVA opened at $10.69 on Friday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $8.63 and a twelve month high of $12.20. The company has a market capitalization of $62.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $9.84 and a 200 day moving average of $10.15.

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.