Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Acquired by Brown Advisory Inc.

Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 190.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,907 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 19,605 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc.'s holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria were worth $407,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 224.7% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,607 shares of the bank's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,804 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 25.3% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,901 shares of the bank's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,226,849 shares of the bank's stock worth $21,645,000 after purchasing an additional 156,006 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria during the first quarter worth $209,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya 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 purchasing an additional 260,472 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Stock Performance

NYSE BBVA traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $14.92. The company had a trading volume of 4,305,635 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,985,967. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. has a 1-year low of $9.23 and a 1-year high of $16.00. The company has a market cap of $87.07 billion, a PE ratio of 7.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a 50 day moving average of $15.13 and a 200-day moving average of $13.47.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.47. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.85% and a return on equity of 17.97%. The company had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.12 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria currently has an average rating of "Buy".

About Banco Bilbao Viscaya 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.