Bayesian Capital Management LP Purchases New Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 64,800 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $630,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in BBVA. Barclays PLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $129,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 43,769 shares of the bank's stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 21,044 shares of the bank's stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BBVA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. 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. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BBVA traded up $0.04 during trading on Monday, hitting $14.51. 785,510 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,802,031. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1-year low of $9.23 and a 1-year high of $14.84. The company has a market capitalization of $84.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.05. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $13.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.72. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.47. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. The company had revenue of $10.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.12 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

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