Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 29.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,434 shares of the bank's stock after selling 25,442 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $607,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank's stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 1,792 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank's stock worth $4,265,000 after buying an additional 106,869 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank's stock worth $459,000 after buying an additional 4,302 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank's stock worth $4,092,000 after buying an additional 65,852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter worth $124,000. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BBVA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Kepler Capital Markets raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research 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 Saturday, March 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded down $0.03 on Friday, reaching $14.15. 2,861,980 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,790,302. 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, S.A. has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $14.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.81, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $12.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.85.

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

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.