Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Purchased by Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 5.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,296,544 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 71,217 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.'s holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria were worth $17,659,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. Symmetry Investments LP acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth about $27,647,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 48.6% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,418,877 shares of the bank's stock valued at $72,111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,424,880 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 514.5% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 951,350 shares of the bank's stock worth $9,247,000 after purchasing an additional 796,526 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,333,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,108,410 shares of the bank's stock valued at $49,654,000 after purchasing an additional 613,563 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of BBVA stock traded down $0.38 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $15.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,364,407 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,953,118. The stock has a market cap of $90.87 billion, a PE ratio of 8.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.06. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. has a 12-month low of $9.23 and a 12-month high of $16.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $15.04 and a 200 day moving average of $13.30.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy".

Banco Bilbao Viscaya 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.