Lesa Sroufe & Co Has $4.04 Million Stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Lesa Sroufe & Co decreased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 0.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 340,952 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 2,324 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria comprises about 3.8% of Lesa Sroufe & Co’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Lesa Sroufe & Co’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $4,037,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BBVA. BSW Wealth Partners lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.2% during the first quarter. BSW Wealth Partners now owns 23,158 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 923 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,754 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 996 shares during the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.6% during the first quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 16,192 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $192,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 14,111 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 51,444 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $469,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on BBVA shares. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. Barclays lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded up $0.04 during trading on Thursday, hitting $10.53. The stock had a trading volume of 454,188 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,523,371. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.31. The stock has a market cap of $61.47 billion, a PE ratio of 7.16, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.32. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $7.41 and a 12 month high of $12.20.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $8.92 billion during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 26.90% and a return on equity of 15.34%. Analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Company 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.