Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Acquired by Capital Wealth Planning LLC

Capital Wealth Planning LLC boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 82.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 332,450 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 150,191 shares during the quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $3,029,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,312,586 shares of the bank's stock valued at $50,816,000 after buying an additional 122,652 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 25.8% in the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,293,271 shares of the bank's stock worth $10,411,000 after purchasing an additional 265,431 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 237.7% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 4,120 shares of the bank's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 2,900 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,763,182 shares of the bank's stock worth $46,394,000 after purchasing an additional 95,671 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 743,200 shares of the bank's stock worth $5,983,000 after purchasing an additional 22,426 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Barclays lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 25th.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 3.3 %

BBVA stock traded down $0.37 during trading on Thursday, reaching $10.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,242,699 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,658,809. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1 year low of $6.47 and a 1 year high of $12.20. The company has a market capitalization of $64.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.33. The company's fifty day moving average is $11.17 and its 200-day moving average is $9.89.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th were paid a $0.1695 dividend. This represents a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 8th. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio is presently 46.26%.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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.