Fisher Asset Management LLC Cuts Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Fisher Asset Management LLC decreased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 4.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,799,680 shares of the bank's stock after selling 2,155,096 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.84% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria worth $474,333,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% during 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. GFS Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 128,454.0% during the third quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 321,385 shares of the bank's stock worth $3,484,000 after acquiring an additional 321,135 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 190.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,371 shares of the bank's stock worth $3,950,000 after purchasing an additional 238,712 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 61.8% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 293,138 shares of the bank's stock valued at $3,178,000 after purchasing an additional 111,937 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 period. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 5.7 %

Shares of NYSE:BBVA traded up $0.76 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $13.93. 2,731,947 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,204,627. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $9.23 and a 12 month high of $13.96. The company has a market cap of $81.29 billion, a PE ratio of 7.69, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $11.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.55.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BBVA has been the subject of several research reports. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company 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.