Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $335,000 Stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 155.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,411 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 20,943 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $335,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank's stock valued at $69,055,000 after acquiring an additional 344,355 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,043,054 shares of the bank's stock valued at $10,138,000 after buying an additional 40,352 shares during the period. Altrius Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc now owns 771,981 shares of the bank's stock valued at $7,504,000 after purchasing an additional 12,099 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,333,000. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 476,408 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,631,000 after purchasing an additional 5,271 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BBVA traded up $0.75 on Wednesday, hitting $12.65. The stock had a trading volume of 4,071,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,863,238. The company has a market capitalization of $73.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.00. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $14.84. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $13.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01.

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 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%. On average, equities research analysts predict 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 company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.4439 per share. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.23%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on BBVA shares. StockNews.com raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of 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 upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

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.