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

Company Overview

BBVA Banco Francés, now operating as BBVA Argentina S.A. under the BBVA brand, is a banking institution serving individuals, businesses and corporate customers in Argentina. It is part of the Spanish BBVA Group, a global financial services organization.

The bank provides a range of retail and commercial banking products, including deposit accounts, personal and business loans, credit and debit cards, payment services, insurance and investment-related services. It also offers digital banking channels and financial solutions for companies and institutional clients.

The institution traces its history to Banco Francés del Río de la Plata, founded in Argentina in 1886. BBVA became its controlling shareholder in the 1990s, and the bank adopted the BBVA Argentina name in 2019 as part of the group's global branding strategy. Its operations are focused primarily on the Argentine market, with services delivered through branches and digital platforms.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.39 to $13.84
• 50-Day Range: $13.49 to $20.82
• 52-Week Range: $7.76 to $22.47
• Volume: 798,890 shs
• Average Volume: 596,699 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.23
• Dividend Yield: 6.23%
• Price Target: $18.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BBVA Banco Frances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BBVA Banco Frances scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 851 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: 4.0 / 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 2.71, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

BBVA Banco Frances has a consensus price target of $18.50, representing about 37.1% upside from its current price of $13.49.

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: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 13.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BBVA Banco Frances is 13.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BBVA Banco Frances has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

BBVA Banco Frances is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.94%, 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

BBVA Banco Frances has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for BBAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 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.

Percentage Held by Institutions

BBVA Banco Frances has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• 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: $18.50
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• 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: 0.55
• Cash Flow: $1.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.84
• Book Value: $13.88 per share
• Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,240,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93