Fisher Asset Management LLC Has $791.49 Million Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. $BBVA

Fisher Asset Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 11.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,954,738 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 4,355,477 shares during the quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria were worth $791,485,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 59.9% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 34,151 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $796,000 after purchasing an additional 12,798 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 105.5% in the 4th quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 176,347 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,111,000 after purchasing an additional 90,514 shares during the period. Evoke Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 24.9% in the 4th quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 12,724 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $297,000 after purchasing an additional 2,535 shares during the period. Echo45 Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Echo45 Advisors LLC now owns 12,902 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 767 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in the 4th quarter valued at $339,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE BBVA opened at $22.39 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $127.80 billion, a PE ratio of 10.66, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.81. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. has a 1-year low of $14.63 and a 1-year high of $26.20. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $21.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.56.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The bank reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.21% and a return on equity of 17.65%. The company had revenue of $12.33 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. will post 2.26 EPS for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.7084 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 626.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.29%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on BBVA. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays cut shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Zacks Research cut shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

About Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) is a Spanish multinational financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank traces its roots to several historic regional banks and was formed through a series of mergers that consolidated its position as one of Spain’s largest banking groups. BBVA operates as a universal bank offering a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional clients.

BBVA’s core businesses include retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, private banking and wealth management, asset management, and insurance.