Wall Street Zen Downgrades Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) to Hold

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report issued on Friday.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on BBVA. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded up $0.17 during trading on Friday, hitting $15.21. 1,735,905 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,793,576. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.40, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.28. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 52-week low of $9.23 and a 52-week high of $15.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.47. The company had revenue of $10.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,226,849 shares of the bank's stock valued at $21,645,000 after buying an additional 156,006 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank's stock worth $459,000 after buying an additional 4,302 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 189.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 397,979 shares of the bank's stock valued at $3,868,000 after buying an additional 260,472 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 17.9% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 444,961 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,325,000 after buying an additional 67,431 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter worth about $161,000. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.