Marks Group Wealth Management Inc Has $870,000 Holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Marks Group Wealth Management Inc trimmed its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 17.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 89,480 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 19,333 shares during the period. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $870,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BBVA. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter valued at $54,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter valued at $72,000. Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT bought a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth $99,000. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of BBVA opened at $12.44 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $72.62 billion, a PE ratio of 6.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 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, S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $12.50. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $10.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.24.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

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.