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

Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 6.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,265 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 1,053 shares during the period. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $139,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,416,000 after purchasing an additional 369,971 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $69,055,000 after purchasing an additional 344,355 shares during the period. GFS Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 128,454.0% in the 3rd quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 321,385 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,484,000 after acquiring an additional 321,135 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 190.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,371 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,950,000 after purchasing an additional 238,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,297,000. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on BBVA. StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of BBVA stock opened at $12.44 on Thursday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $9.23 and a 12 month high of $12.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $10.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.24. The company has a market capitalization of $72.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its quarterly earnings data 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, equities analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

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.