Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Sold by Lake Street Advisors Group LLC

Lake Street Advisors Group LLC decreased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 7.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 54,198 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 4,216 shares during the quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $527,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 421,256 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,095,000 after acquiring an additional 12,616 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.7% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,420 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.5% in the 4th quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 34,353 shares of the bank’s stock worth $334,000 after purchasing an additional 5,599 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 77.7% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 17,041 shares of the bank’s stock worth $166,000 after buying an additional 7,451 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 901.1% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,061 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 9,056 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

NYSE BBVA opened at $13.29 on Friday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52-week low of $9.23 and a 52-week high of $13.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.47.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly 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%. Equities research analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com cut shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.