Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Sold by Marietta Investment Partners LLC

Marietta Investment Partners LLC lowered its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 71.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 137,903 shares of the bank's stock after selling 347,388 shares during the period. Marietta Investment Partners LLC's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,340,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BBVA. FMR LLC grew its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 344,355 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,226,849 shares of the bank's stock worth $21,645,000 after purchasing an additional 156,006 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,043,054 shares of the bank's stock worth $10,138,000 after purchasing an additional 40,352 shares in the last quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc now owns 771,981 shares of the bank's stock valued at $7,504,000 after buying an additional 12,099 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at $7,333,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on BBVA shares. StockNews.com cut shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 15th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. 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 assigned a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of BBVA stock traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.22. The stock had a trading volume of 1,847,872 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,794,612. The company has a market cap of $82.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. 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, S.A. has a 12-month low of $9.23 and a 12-month high of $14.84. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.95.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.4439 per share. This represents a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio is 28.18%.

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.