Venturi Wealth Management LLC Has $98,000 Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 901.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,061 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,056 shares during the quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $98,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 21,044 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 43,769 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $425,000 after acquiring an additional 1,115 shares in the last quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,236 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 1,166 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,632 shares of the bank’s stock worth $231,000 after purchasing an additional 1,640 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

NYSE BBVA opened at $12.74 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company has a market capitalization of $74.35 billion, a PE ratio of 7.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52-week low of $9.23 and a 52-week high of $13.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.39.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BBVA has been the subject of several recent research reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com raised shares of 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 issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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.