Jane Street Group LLC Invests $863,000 in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 88,796 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $863,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 42.4% during the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 17,852 shares of the bank's stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 5,319 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 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. Aquatic Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 213.4% in the 4th quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 201,534 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,959,000 after purchasing an additional 137,234 shares during the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 78,423 shares of the bank's stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 2,538 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Symmetry Investments LP purchased a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,647,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BBVA traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $15.09. The company had a trading volume of 1,540,328 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,788,620. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $15.66. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.33, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 the consensus estimate of $0.47. The firm had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.12 billion. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. Equities research analysts anticipate 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 company 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 represents a yield of 4.3%. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's payout ratio is presently 39.15%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on BBVA. Wall Street Zen upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 17th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.