Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the four brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

BBVA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $8,416,000 after purchasing an additional 369,971 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in 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 last quarter. GFS Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings 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 worth $3,950,000 after acquiring an additional 238,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,297,000. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $11.07 on Tuesday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 52-week low of $9.23 and a 52-week high of $12.20. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.17 and a 200 day moving average of $10.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.61 billion, a PE ratio of 6.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal 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.