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

Company Overview

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. provides various banking products and services to individuals and companies in Argentina. The company provides retail banking products and services, such as checking and savings accounts, time deposits, credit cards financing, consumer and pledge loans, mortgages, insurance, and investment products to individuals; and small and medium-sized companies products and services, including financing products, factoring, checking accounts, time deposits, transactional and payroll services, insurance, and investment products to private-sector companies. It also provides corporate and investment banking products and services, such as global transaction services; global markets solutions comprising risk management and securities brokerage; long-term financing products, including project finance and syndicated loans; and corporate finance services comprising mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets advisory services to corporations and multinational companies. The company was formerly known as BBVA Banco Francés S.A. and changed its name to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. in July 2019. Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. was incorporated in 1886 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.31 to $16.84
• 50-Day Range: $16.66 to $22.34
• 52-Week Range: $7.05 to $25.01
• Volume: 636,323 shs
• Average Volume: 749,835 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.74
• Dividend Yield: 5.88%
• Price Target: $22.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BBVA Banco Frances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BBVA Banco Frances scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 398th out of 2,704 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: 3.3 / 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 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BBVA Banco Frances has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 37.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BBVA Banco Frances are expected to grow by 37.63% in the coming year, from $1.94 to $2.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 9.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 9.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BBVA Banco Frances has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.78% 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 2.1, 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 increased by 12.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

BBVA Banco Frances is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.78%, 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 57.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BBVA Banco Frances will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.70% next year. This indicates that BBVA Banco Frances will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.78% 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 2.1, 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 increased by 12.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.47

News Sentiment

BBVA Banco Frances has a news sentiment score of 1.47. 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 0.95 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 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for BBAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added BBVA Banco Frances to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

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.

BBAR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BBAR shares performed this year?

BBVA Banco Frances' stock was trading at $19.06 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BBAR shares have decreased by 12.6% and is now trading at $16.6580.
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How were BBVA Banco Frances' earnings last quarter?

BBVA Banco Frances S.A. (NYSE:BBAR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 21st. The bank reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $667.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $751.69 billion. BBVA Banco Frances had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.53% and a net margin of 8.31%.
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Does BBVA Banco Frances have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of BBVA Banco Frances: 4D INTERNET SOLUTIONS, ACTIVOS MACORP, ALCALA 120 PROMOC. Y GEST.IMMOB. S.L., ANIDA DESARROLLOS INMOBILIARIOS, ANIDA GERMANIA IMMOBILIEN ONE, ANIDA GRUPO INMOBILIARIO, ANIDA INMOBILIARIA, and others.

Who are BBVA Banco Frances' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of BBVA Banco Frances include PointState Capital LP (1.64%), Samlyn Capital LLC (0.91%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (0.90%) and Ping Capital Management Inc. (0.34%).

How do I buy shares of BBVA Banco Frances?

Shares of BBAR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of BBVA Banco Frances own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BBVA Banco Frances investors own include Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), NVIDIA (NVDA), Ciena (CIEN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), AMC Entertainment (AMC) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/21/2025
• Today: 6/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBAR
• CIK: 913059
• Web: www.bbva.com.ar
• Phone: 541143480000
• Fax: 54-11-4346-4320
• Employees: 6,289
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $22.50
• High Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $396.45 million
• Net Margins: 8.31%
• Pretax Margin: 12.67%
• Return on Equity: 13.53%
• Return on Assets: 2.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.70
• Cash Flow: $2.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.19
• Book Value: $14.09 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,240,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $3.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.26