Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Stock Holdings Decreased by Blue Barn Wealth LLC

Blue Barn Wealth LLC trimmed its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 24.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,244 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 3,325 shares during the period. Blue Barn Wealth LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $100,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock worth $69,055,000 after purchasing an additional 344,355 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,270,460 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $13,772,000 after buying an additional 70,192 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,043,054 shares of the bank’s stock worth $10,138,000 after acquiring an additional 40,352 shares during the period. Altrius Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc now owns 771,981 shares of the bank’s stock worth $7,504,000 after acquiring an additional 12,099 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,333,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of BBVA stock opened at $13.93 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.57. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $13.96. The firm has a market cap of $81.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS 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%. On average, analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.