Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the four ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company.

Several research firms have weighed in on BBVA. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. BNP Paribas lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BBVA. BSW Wealth Partners increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.2% during the 1st 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 period. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 0.9% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 109,672 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,100,000 after buying an additional 993 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake 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 worth $68,000 after buying an additional 996 shares during the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.6% in the first quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 16,192 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $192,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Finally, Optas LLC boosted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.0% during the second quarter. Optas LLC now owns 18,708 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $188,000 after acquiring an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

BBVA opened at $9.58 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $55.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $10.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.51. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a fifty-two week low of $7.41 and a fifty-two week high of $12.20.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The bank reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 22.05% and a net margin of 27.55%. The firm had revenue of $9.93 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.36 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

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.