Blue Barn Wealth LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Blue Barn Wealth LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 24.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,244 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 3,325 shares during the quarter. Blue Barn Wealth LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $100,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,333,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock worth $69,055,000 after acquiring an additional 344,355 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 190.0% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,371 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,950,000 after purchasing an additional 238,712 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 61.8% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 293,138 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,178,000 after purchasing an additional 111,937 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,265,000 after buying an additional 106,869 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on BBVA. Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 5.7 %

Shares of BBVA stock opened at $13.93 on Thursday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $13.96. The stock has a market cap of $81.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $11.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.57.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%. On average, analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current 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.