Whittier Trust Co. Has $1.38 Million Stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 52.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 141,611 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 48,765 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.'s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,376,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BBVA. FMR LLC raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank's stock worth $69,055,000 after purchasing an additional 344,355 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,043,054 shares of the bank's stock worth $10,138,000 after buying an additional 40,352 shares during the last quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc now owns 771,981 shares of the bank's stock worth $7,504,000 after buying 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 valued at $7,333,000. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 476,408 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,631,000 after buying an additional 5,271 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 15th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BBVA traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.22. 1,847,872 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,790,354. The company has a market cap of $82.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.85, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $12.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.95. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52 week low of $9.23 and a 52 week high of $14.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. Sell-side 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 Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders 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 a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.18%.

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.