Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) Cut to "Hold" at StockNews.com

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded up $0.31 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $14.83. 4,814,493 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,761,638. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $14.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $86.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (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%. Research analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank's stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,265,000 after purchasing an additional 106,869 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank's stock valued at $459,000 after purchasing an additional 4,302 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,092,000 after purchasing an additional 65,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at $124,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

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.