Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. provides various banking products and services to individuals and companies in Argentina. The company provides retail banking products and services, such as checking and savings accounts, time deposits, credit cards financing, consumer and pledge loans, mortgages, insurance, and investment products to individuals; and small and medium-sized companies products and services, including financing products, factoring, checking accounts, time deposits, transactional and payroll services, insurance, and investment products to private-sector companies. It also provides corporate and investment banking products and services, such as global transaction services; global markets solutions comprising risk management and securities brokerage; long-term financing products, including project finance and syndicated loans; and corporate finance services comprising mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets advisory services to corporations and multinational companies. The company was formerly known as BBVA Banco Francés S.A. and changed its name to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. in July 2019. Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. was incorporated in 1886 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.08 to $23.54
• 50-Day Range: $15.29 to $23.32
• 52-Week Range: $4.63 to $25.01
• Volume: 891,217 shs
• Average Volume: 1.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.01
• Dividend Yield: 6.20%
• Price Target: $27.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Banco BBVA Argentina Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Banco BBVA Argentina scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 413th out of 966 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Banco BBVA Argentina has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Banco BBVA Argentina has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.19%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Banco BBVA Argentina are expected to decrease by -3.19% in the coming year, from $1.88 to $1.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Banco BBVA Argentina is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Banco BBVA Argentina is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Banco BBVA Argentina has a P/B Ratio of 1.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.90% of the float of Banco BBVA Argentina has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banco BBVA Argentina has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banco BBVA Argentina has recently decreased by 3.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Banco BBVA Argentina is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.37%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Banco BBVA Argentina does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Banco BBVA Argentina is 74.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Banco BBVA Argentina will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.57% in the coming year. This indicates that Banco BBVA Argentina may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.90% of the float of Banco BBVA Argentina has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banco BBVA Argentina has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banco BBVA Argentina has recently decreased by 3.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

Banco BBVA Argentina has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Banco BBVA Argentina this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for BBAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added Banco BBVA Argentina to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Banco BBVA Argentina insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

BBAR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BBAR shares performed this year?

Banco BBVA Argentina's stock was trading at $19.06 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BBAR shares have increased by 20.9% and is now trading at $23.05.
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How were Banco BBVA Argentina's earnings last quarter?

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (NYSE:BBAR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 5th. The bank reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.50. The bank had revenue of $2.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $592.18 million. Banco BBVA Argentina had a net margin of 6.09% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.21%.

Does Banco BBVA Argentina have any subsidiaries?

Banco BBVA Argentina subsidiaries include 4D INTERNET SOLUTIONS, ACTIVOS MACORP, ALCALA 120 PROMOC. Y GEST.IMMOB. S.L., ANIDA DESARROLLOS INMOBILIARIOS, ANIDA GERMANIA IMMOBILIEN ONE, ANIDA GRUPO INMOBILIARIO, ANIDA INMOBILIARIA, and more.

Who are Banco BBVA Argentina's major shareholders?

Banco BBVA Argentina's top institutional investors include TT International Asset Management LTD (0.08%), Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. (0.02%) and GAMMA Investing LLC.

How do I buy shares of Banco BBVA Argentina?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Banco BBVA Argentina own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Banco BBVA Argentina investors own include Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), NVIDIA (NVDA), Ciena (CIEN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), AMC Entertainment (AMC) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2024
• Today: 1/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBAR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 913059
• Web: www.bbva.com.ar
• Phone: 541143480000
• Fax: 54-11-4346-4320
• Employees: 5,850
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $27.00
• High Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.26
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $596.06 million
• Net Margins: 6.09%
• Pretax Margin: 18.92%
• Return on Equity: 12.21%
• Return on Assets: 2.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.93 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $3.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.49
• Book Value: $13.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,237,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42