BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. provides various banking products and services to individuals and companies in Argentina. The company provides retail banking products and services, such as checking and savings accounts, time deposits, credit cards financing, consumer and pledge loans, mortgages, insurance, and investment products to individuals; and small and medium-sized companies products and services, including financing products, factoring, checking accounts, time deposits, transactional and payroll services, insurance, and investment products to private-sector companies. It also provides corporate and investment banking products and services, such as global transaction services; global markets solutions comprising risk management and securities brokerage; long-term financing products, including project finance and syndicated loans; and corporate finance services comprising mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets advisory services to corporations and multinational companies. The company was formerly known as BBVA Banco Francés S.A. and changed its name to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. in July 2019. Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. was incorporated in 1886 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.15 to $15.75
• 50-Day Range: $14.70 to $21.63
• 52-Week Range: $7.05 to $25.01
• Volume: 400,940 shs
• Average Volume: 705,613 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.92
• Dividend Yield: 3.34%
• Price Target: $22.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BBVA Banco Frances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BBVA Banco Frances scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 268th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BBVA Banco Frances has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BBVA Banco Frances has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 37.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BBVA Banco Frances are expected to grow by 37.63% in the coming year, from $1.94 to $2.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 8.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 8.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BBVA Banco Frances has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.84% of the float of BBVA Banco Frances has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BBVA Banco Frances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BBVA Banco Frances has recently increased by 16.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

BBVA Banco Frances pays a meaningful dividend of 3.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

BBVA Banco Frances does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 29.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BBVA Banco Frances will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.10% next year. This indicates that BBVA Banco Frances will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.84% of the float of BBVA Banco Frances has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BBVA Banco Frances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BBVA Banco Frances has recently increased by 16.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

BBVA Banco Frances has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for BBVA Banco Frances this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added BBVA Banco Frances to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BBVA Banco Frances insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

BBAR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BBAR shares performed this year?

BBVA Banco Frances' stock was trading at $19.06 at the start of the year. Since then, BBAR stock has decreased by 20.0% and is now trading at $15.25.

How were BBVA Banco Frances' earnings last quarter?

BBVA Banco Frances S.A. (NYSE:BBAR) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 21st. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.02. The bank earned $667.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $751.69 billion. BBVA Banco Frances had a net margin of 8.31% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.53%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does BBVA Banco Frances have any subsidiaries?

BBVA Banco Frances subsidiaries include 4D INTERNET SOLUTIONS, ACTIVOS MACORP, ALCALA 120 PROMOC. Y GEST.IMMOB. S.L., ANIDA DESARROLLOS INMOBILIARIOS, ANIDA GERMANIA IMMOBILIEN ONE, ANIDA GRUPO INMOBILIARIO, ANIDA INMOBILIARIA, and others.

Who are BBVA Banco Frances' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of BBVA Banco Frances include Ping Capital Management Inc. (0.37%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.16%), Deltec Asset Management LLC (0.04%) and Activest Wealth Management (0.03%).

How do I buy shares of BBVA Banco Frances?

Shares of BBAR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of BBVA Banco Frances own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BBVA Banco Frances investors own include Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), NVIDIA (NVDA), Ciena (CIEN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), AMC Entertainment (AMC) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/21/2025
• Today: 8/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBAR
• CIK: 913059
• Web: www.bbva.com.ar
• Phone: 541143480000
• Fax: 54-11-4346-4320
• Employees: 6,289
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BBVA Banco Frances: $22.50
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $396.45 million
• Net Margins: 8.31%
• Pretax Margin: 12.67%
• Return on Equity: 13.53%
• Return on Assets: 2.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $2.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.33
• Book Value: $14.09 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,240,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $3.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.18