Captrust Financial Advisors Has $1.93 Million Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Captrust Financial Advisors trimmed its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 11.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 198,927 shares of the bank's stock after selling 25,708 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors' holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,934,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at $124,000. Wallace Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 31.2% in the fourth quarter. Wallace Advisory Group LLC now owns 18,771 shares of the bank's stock valued at $182,000 after buying an additional 4,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kathmere Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 44,743 shares of the bank's stock worth $435,000 after acquiring an additional 4,169 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE:BBVA traded up $0.08 on Friday, hitting $15.04. 1,138,763 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,782,956. 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, S.A. has a 52 week low of $9.23 and a 52 week high of $15.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $87.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.05. The company's 50-day moving average price is $13.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.84.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. The business had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.12 billion. On average, equities research analysts forecast 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 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 was Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio is 39.15%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. 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. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.