Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) is a global financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank provides retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, asset management, private banking, payments and insurance-related services to individuals, businesses, institutions and public-sector customers.

BBVA traces its origins to Banco de Bilbao, founded in 1857. The modern group was formed through the merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria in 1999. Its operations are centered in Spain and Mexico, with additional banking activities in Türkiye through Garanti BBVA, South America, the United States and other European markets. The group also serves customers through digital banking platforms and branch networks.

BBVA offers products including checking and savings accounts, consumer and mortgage loans, credit and debit cards, business financing, treasury and transaction services, investment products, securities brokerage and financial advisory services. The company has emphasized digital transformation and sustainable finance as part of its broader banking strategy. Carlos Torres Vila serves as executive chair, and Onur Genç is the group’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.13 to $28.46
• 50-Day Range: $25.14 to $29.61
• 52-Week Range: $17.90 to $29.64
• Volume: 2.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $158.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.88
• Dividend Yield: 4.02%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 238th out of 835 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria are expected to grow by 15.70% in the coming year, from $2.42 to $2.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a PEG Ratio of 0.75. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a P/B Ratio of 2.31. 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

0.03% of the float of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.15, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has recently increased by 12.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is 51.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.71% next year. This indicates that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for BBVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.96% of the stock of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Today: 9/20/2026
• Bank of America 31th Annual Financials CEO Conference: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBVA
• CIK: 842180
• Web: www.bbva.com
• Phone: (491) 537-7000
• Fax: 34-91-537-6766
• Employees: 127,174
• Year Founded: 1857

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.71
• P/E Growth: 0.75
• Net Income: $11.89 billion
• Net Margins: 27.75%
• Pretax Margin: 43.51%
• Return on Equity: 18.05%
• Return on Assets: 1.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.77
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $41.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.79
• Cash Flow: $2.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.78
• Book Value: $12.25 per share
• Price / Book: 2.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,581,000,000
• Free Float: 5,579,326,000
• Market Cap: $158.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80