Boston Partners Invests $1.24 Million in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Boston Partners acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 127,157 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $1,236,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 155.5% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 34,411 shares of the bank's stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 20,943 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 120,378 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 8,295 shares in the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 53,581 shares of the bank's stock valued at $521,000 after buying an additional 1,402 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 150,035 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,458,000 after buying an additional 14,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 92,328 shares of the bank's stock worth $897,000 after buying an additional 6,089 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of BBVA stock traded down $0.28 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.22. 1,847,872 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,790,354. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.99 billion, a PE ratio of 7.85, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $12.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.95. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $14.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.4439 per share. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on BBVA. 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 downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 15th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock 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.