Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Purchases 67,431 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 17.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 444,961 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 67,431 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $4,325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC grew its holdings 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 valued at $69,055,000 after buying an additional 344,355 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,043,054 shares of the bank's stock valued at $10,138,000 after acquiring an additional 40,352 shares in the last quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.6% during 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 period. NewEdge Wealth LLC raised its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 476,408 shares of the bank's stock worth $4,631,000 after purchasing an additional 5,271 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 421,256 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,095,000 after purchasing an additional 12,616 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded down $0.41 on Friday, reaching $13.73. 2,495,684 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,807,683. 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 $80.13 billion, a PE ratio of 7.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. The firm's 50 day moving average is $12.86 and its 200-day moving average is $11.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $14.84.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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, analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on BBVA. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Kepler Capital Markets raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently 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.