Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Stake Raised by Aquatic Capital Management LLC

Aquatic Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 213.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 201,534 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 137,234 shares during the quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,959,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of BBVA. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.7% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,540 shares of the bank's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 96.7% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,616 shares of the bank's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,778 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Barclays PLC purchased a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the third quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on BBVA. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

NYSE:BBVA traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $13.90. The stock had a trading volume of 1,304,175 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,811,580. 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 52 week low of $9.23 and a 52 week high of $14.84. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.05.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47. The business had revenue of $10.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.12 billion. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. On average, research analysts expect 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 business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were issued a $0.4439 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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 39.15%.

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.