Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Purchased by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 7.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,226,849 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 156,006 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.'s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $21,645,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank's stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 1,792 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank's stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 4,302 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 period. HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth about $124,000. Finally, FMR LLC increased 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 worth $69,055,000 after buying an additional 344,355 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 1.1 %

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $13.69. 2,747,120 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,827,639. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market cap of $79.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.56, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day moving average of $13.08 and a 200 day moving average of $11.12. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12-month low of $9.23 and a 12-month high of $14.84.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last released 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 return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. Research analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a $0.4439 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's payout ratio is presently 39.23%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on BBVA shares. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com cut Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a consensus 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.