Ativo Capital Management LLC Sells 3,188 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Ativo Capital Management LLC reduced its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 154,347 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 3,188 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria makes up about 1.5% of Ativo Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Ativo Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,500,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.7% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,540 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936 shares during the period. Avion Wealth bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Barclays PLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $12.74 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $10.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.37. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $13.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. As a group, analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 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.