Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $5.42 Million Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 70.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 557,889 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 231,431 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $5,423,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.7% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,540 shares of the bank's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,936 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 96.7% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,616 shares of the bank's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,778 shares during the period. Avion Wealth acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. Barclays PLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth approximately $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on BBVA. Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 17th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BBVA traded down $0.30 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $15.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 801,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,776,771. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company has a market cap of $88.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.05. The business's 50 day moving average price is $13.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.02. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $15.66.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 earnings per share 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 return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. On average, analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th were paid a $0.4439 dividend. This represents a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 9th. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's payout ratio is 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.