Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Short Interest Update

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,040,000 shares, a growth of 17.9% from the April 30th total of 1,730,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,460,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on BBVA. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded up $0.06 during trading on Friday, reaching $15.13. The company had a trading volume of 1,275,911 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,794,342. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $14.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.33 billion, a PE ratio of 8.36, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 1-year low of $9.23 and a 1-year high of $15.66.

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

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were paid a $0.4439 dividend. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.15%.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

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

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.