Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) is a global financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank traces its origins to Banco de Bilbao, founded in 1857, and adopted the BBVA name in 1999 following the merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria.

BBVA provides retail and commercial banking services, including checking and savings accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, credit cards, payments, and digital banking. It also serves businesses and institutions through corporate and investment banking, transaction banking, capital markets, and advisory services. Other activities include asset management, private banking, and insurance-related products.

The group serves customers primarily in Spain, Mexico, Turkey through its Garanti BBVA subsidiary, and several South American markets, including Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay. BBVA also maintains international wholesale banking operations and has emphasized digital platforms, sustainable finance, and financial inclusion as strategic areas of its business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.25 to $23.88
• 50-Day Range: $23.44 to $29.61
• 52-Week Range: $19.84 to $29.64
• Volume: 2.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $130.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.15
• Dividend Yield: 2.86%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 257th out of 859 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria are expected to grow by 13.92% in the coming year, from $2.37 to $2.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is 10.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is 10.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.69.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a PEG Ratio of 0.62. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.58, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has recently decreased by 46.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays a meaningful dividend of 2.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is 30.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.81% next year. This indicates that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BBVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -85% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.96% of the stock of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBVA
• CIK: 842180
• Web: www.bbva.com
• Phone: (491) 537-7000
• Fax: 34-91-537-6766
• Employees: 127,174
• Year Founded: 1857

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.89
• P/E Growth: 0.62
• Net Income: $11.89 billion
• Net Margins: 27.70%
• Pretax Margin: 43.51%
• Return on Equity: 18.87%
• Return on Assets: 1.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.77
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $41.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.13
• Cash Flow: $2.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.74
• Book Value: $12.25 per share
• Price / Book: 1.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,581,000,000
• Free Float: 5,579,326,000
• Market Cap: $130.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82