34,969 Shares in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Purchased by SVB Wealth LLC

SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 34,969 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $340,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 344,355 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 190.0% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,371 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,950,000 after acquiring an additional 238,712 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 61.8% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 293,138 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,178,000 after purchasing an additional 111,937 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,265,000 after purchasing an additional 106,869 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 61.1% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 237,922 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,579,000 after purchasing an additional 90,264 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $13.18 on Wednesday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $9.23 and a 12 month high of $13.71. The firm has a market cap of $76.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $11.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.55.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BBVA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.