NYSE:BBAR BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $12.74 +0.24 (+1.88%) Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.70 -0.04 (-0.35%) As of 05:28 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About BBVA Banco Frances Stock (NYSE:BBAR) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get BBVA Banco Frances alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$12.36▼$12.7650-Day Range$12.42▼$16.0052-Week Range$9.17▼$22.47Volume330,441 shsAverage Volume597,732 shsMarket Capitalization$2.60 billionP/E Ratio12.50Dividend Yield6.59%Price Target$15.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview BBVA Banco Francés, now known as Banco BBVA Argentina S.A., is an Argentine financial institution that operates as part of the global BBVA Group. The bank traces its origins to Banco Francés del Río de la Plata, founded in 1886, and adopted the BBVA Argentina name as part of the broader BBVA brand integration. The company provides banking and financial services to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, corporations and public-sector customers in Argentina. Its offerings include checking and savings accounts, consumer and commercial loans, credit and debit cards, payment services, foreign-exchange services, investment products and digital banking tools. BBVA Argentina serves customers through a combination of branches, automated banking facilities and online and mobile channels. The bank also offers corporate and investment banking services, including financing, cash-management solutions and other products designed for businesses and institutional clients. As an Argentine subsidiary of BBVA, it operates within the group’s international banking network and technology platform.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More BBVA Banco Frances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks97th Percentile Overall ScoreBBAR MarketRank™: 4.845835557925 of 5 starsBBVA Banco Frances scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingBBVA Banco Frances has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialBBVA Banco Frances has a consensus price target of $15.00, representing about 17.7% upside from its current price of $12.75.Amount of Analyst CoverageBBVA Banco Frances has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about BBVA Banco Frances' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth49.12% Earnings GrowthEarnings for BBVA Banco Frances are expected to grow by 49.12% in the coming year, from $1.71 to $2.55 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 12.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.54.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 12.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.21.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBBVA Banco Frances has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.18% of the float of BBVA Banco Frances has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBBVA Banco Frances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.81, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in BBVA Banco Frances has recently decreased by 21.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipBBVA Banco Frances is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBBVA Banco Frances does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 82.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, BBVA Banco Frances will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.94% next year. This indicates that BBVA Banco Frances will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about BBVA Banco Frances' dividend. News and Social Media1.0 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentBBVA Banco Frances has a news sentiment score of -0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies. Company OwnershipN/AInsider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, BBVA Banco Frances insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsBBVA Banco Frances has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about BBVA Banco Frances' insider trading history. Receive BBAR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBVA Banco Frances and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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BBAR Stock News HeadlinesUBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for BBVA Banco Frances (NYSE:BBAR) Stock PriceOctober 15, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comCritical Review: Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) versus BBVA Banco Frances (NYSE:BBAR)October 12, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com80 Days Until the Pentagon Restricts Chinese Rare EarthsChina controls more than 90% of global rare earth alloy production, leverage it is using to restrict exports to the U.S. With a January 1, 2027 deadline approaching, the Pentagon selected four companies to build critical mineral processing facilities on U.S. military bases. Only one was chosen for heavy rare earths - a Nasdaq-listed firm with an Ohio metallurgy facility under Pentagon contracts and rights to 80% of output from a major Canadian processing plant.October 22 at 1:00 AM | The Tomorrow Investor (Ad)BBVA Banco Frances S.A. (BBAR) - What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?October 11, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comIs Banco BBVA Argentina SA (BBAR) a Bargain After 4.6% Drop? GF Value Says UndervaluedOctober 7, 2026 | gurufocus.comBanco BBVA Argentina S.A. (BBAR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 28, 2026 | seekingalpha.comBanco BBVA Argentina S.A. 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 28, 2026 | seekingalpha.comBBVA Argentina announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results ScheduleAugust 13, 2026 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines BBAR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BBAR shares performed this year? BBVA Banco Frances' stock was trading at $18.1340 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BBAR shares have decreased by 29.7% and is now trading at $12.7450. How were BBVA Banco Frances' earnings last quarter? BBVA Banco Frances S.A. (NYSE:BBAR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 14th. The bank reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter. The bank had revenue of $835.60 million for the quarter. BBVA Banco Frances had a net margin of 4.16% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.56%. 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 more. Who are BBVA Banco Frances' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of BBVA Banco Frances include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.18%) and Activest Wealth Management (0.01%). 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 Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Macro Bank (BMA), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and PayPal (PYPL). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/14/2026Today10/22/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 BBAR's financial health is in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. BBAR has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNYSE:BBAR CIK913059 Webwww.bbva.com.ar Phone541143480000Fax54-11-4346-4320Employees6,689Year Founded1857Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for BBVA Banco Frances$15.00 High Price Target$15.00 Low Price Target$15.00 Potential Upside/Downside+17.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.02 Trailing P/E Ratio12.50 Forward P/E Ratio7.45 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$252.12 million Net Margins4.16% Pretax Margin8.68% Return on Equity7.56% Return on Assets1.10% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio1.06 Quick Ratio1.06 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.96 billion Price / Sales0.52 Cash Flow$1.46 per share Price / Cash Flow8.72 Book Value$13.88 per share Price / Book0.92Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares204,240,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$2.60 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.90 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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