BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BBVA Banco Francés, now known as Banco BBVA Argentina S.A., is an Argentine financial institution and a subsidiary of the global BBVA Group. The bank provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, corporations and institutional clients throughout Argentina.

Its offerings include checking and savings accounts, consumer and commercial lending, mortgages, credit and debit cards, investment products, foreign-exchange services, payments and cash-management solutions. Through its corporate and investment banking operations, the bank also serves large companies and institutions with financing, transaction banking and related advisory services.

The institution traces its origins to Banco Francés del Río de la Plata, founded in Argentina in 1886. BBVA became its controlling shareholder in the 1990s, and the bank subsequently adopted the BBVA Argentina name as part of the group’s broader brand strategy. It serves customers through a combination of branches and digital banking channels across the Argentine market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.27 to $12.65
• 50-Day Range: $12.42 to $19.79
• 52-Week Range: $7.85 to $22.47
• Volume: 781,621 shs
• Average Volume: 454,698 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.17
• Dividend Yield: 6.76%
• Price Target: $20.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BBVA Banco Frances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BBVA Banco Frances scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 839 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BBVA Banco Frances has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

BBVA Banco Frances has a consensus price target of $20.00, representing about 61.1% upside from its current price of $12.42.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BBVA Banco Frances has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 49.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BBVA Banco Frances are expected to grow by 49.12% in the coming year, from $1.71 to $2.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 12.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 12.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BBVA Banco Frances has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.23% of the float of BBVA Banco Frances has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BBVA Banco Frances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.74, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BBVA Banco Frances has recently decreased by 56.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

BBVA Banco Frances is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BBVA Banco Frances does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 82.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BBVA Banco Frances will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.94% next year. This indicates that BBVA Banco Frances will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

BBVA Banco Frances has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for BBVA Banco Frances this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BBVA Banco Frances insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

BBVA Banco Frances has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBAR
• CIK: 913059
• Web: www.bbva.com.ar
• Phone: 541143480000
• Fax: 54-11-4346-4320
• Employees: 6,689
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BBVA Banco Frances: $20.00
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +61.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.26
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $252.12 million
• Net Margins: 4.16%
• Pretax Margin: 8.68%
• Return on Equity: 7.56%
• Return on Assets: 1.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: $1.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.62
• Book Value: $13.88 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,240,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90