Jane Street Group LLC Buys New Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 88,796 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $863,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BBVA. Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 96.7% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,616 shares of the bank's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,778 shares in the last quarter. Avion Wealth purchased a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Barclays PLC purchased a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the third quarter worth about $41,000. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,420 shares of the bank's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, May 17th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given 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, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of BBVA traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $15.06. 296,015 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,782,054. The stock's 50-day moving average is $13.97 and its 200-day moving average is $12.16. 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 fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $15.66. The company has a market cap of $87.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.05.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.12 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were paid a $0.4439 dividend. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's payout ratio is currently 39.15%.

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.