Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the four ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Kepler Capital Markets raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen cut Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BBVA. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 156,006 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank's stock valued at $459,000 after purchasing an additional 4,302 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 189.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 397,979 shares of the bank's stock valued at $3,868,000 after purchasing an additional 260,472 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 67,431 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $161,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 0.4%

BBVA opened at $15.13 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $88.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.36, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $14.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.46. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $15.66.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. The business had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.12 billion. Equities research analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were paid 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 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.

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