Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Short Interest Update

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,080,000 shares, a decline of 35.2% from the January 31st total of 4,750,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,870,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.7% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,540 shares of the bank's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 96.7% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,616 shares of the bank's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,778 shares in the last quarter. Avion Wealth acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Barclays PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded 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 report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 5.7 %

Shares of BBVA stock traded up $0.76 on Wednesday, hitting $13.93. The stock had a trading volume of 2,938,847 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,204,627. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $11.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market cap of $81.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.69, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $13.96.

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

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Company 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.