Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) – What Are Analysts Thinking About This Stock?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on BBVA. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a research note on Monday, August 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a report on Thursday, September 17th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Greenspring Advisors LLC increased its position in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC now owns 11,065 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 53.5% in the third quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the bank’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 3.6% in the second quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 12,315 shares of the bank’s stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 432 shares during the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 2.4% in the second quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 22,601 shares of the bank’s stock worth $566,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 84.1% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,259 shares of the bank’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of BBVA opened at $26.09 on Tuesday. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a twelve month low of $17.90 and a twelve month high of $29.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.86, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $28.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.21.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The bank reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $11.99 billion during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a net margin of 27.75% and a return on equity of 18.05%. On average, research analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 14th will be given a $0.4168 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 14th. This represents a dividend yield of 309.0%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.82%.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Company Profile

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (NYSE: BBVA) is a Spanish multinational financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank provides retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, asset management, payments and insurance services to individuals, businesses, institutions and public-sector clients.

BBVA traces its origins to Banco de Bilbao, founded in 1857. The modern group was formed through the merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria in 1999.