Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Purchased by Stifel Financial Corp

Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 25.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 438,198 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 89,950 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $4,259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth about $7,333,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $3,208,000. Summit Global Investments boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 105.5% in the fourth quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 539,796 shares of the bank's stock valued at $5,247,000 after purchasing an additional 277,164 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth about $2,424,000. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of BBVA traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $14.23. 335,780 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,506,603. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $14.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The business's 50 day moving average is $13.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.05.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47. The firm had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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, equities analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current 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 given a dividend of $0.4439 per share. This is a positive change 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's payout ratio is presently 39.15%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on BBVA. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, 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, one has given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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.