SVB Wealth LLC Takes $340,000 Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 34,969 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $340,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank's stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,265,000 after acquiring an additional 106,869 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank's stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 4,302 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,092,000 after acquiring an additional 65,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at $124,000. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE:BBVA traded up $0.29 on Friday, reaching $14.15. 7,071,351 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,461,508. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $11.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.62. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52 week low of $9.23 and a 52 week high of $14.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (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%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BBVA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.