Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Stock Position Raised by Wells Fargo & Company MN

Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 14.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 961,610 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 119,551 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $9,347,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,226,849 shares of the bank's stock valued at $21,645,000 after purchasing an additional 156,006 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.0% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc now owns 771,981 shares of the bank's stock worth $7,504,000 after acquiring an additional 12,099 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth about $7,333,000. Finally, Summit Global Investments lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 105.5% in the 4th quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 539,796 shares of the bank's stock valued at $5,247,000 after acquiring an additional 277,164 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BBVA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 1.5 %

NYSE:BBVA traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $13.59. 231,391 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,872,833. The firm has a market cap of $79.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.51, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $13.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $14.84.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%. Equities research analysts anticipate 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 business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.4439 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. This represents a yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's payout ratio is presently 39.23%.

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.