Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Short Interest Update

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,014,312 shares, a growth of 24.4% from the January 29th total of 1,619,504 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,220,506 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,220,506 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Price Performance

NYSE BBVA opened at $22.06 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.42. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a one year low of $11.59 and a one year high of $26.20. The firm has a market cap of $127.14 billion, a PE ratio of 11.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.80.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The bank reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The company had revenue of $11.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.74 billion. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.29% and a net margin of 28.43%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.7084 dividend. This represents a yield of 678.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.46%.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 1,819.7% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,616,734 shares of the bank’s stock worth $84,306,000 after buying an additional 3,428,336 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 28.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,288,196 shares of the bank’s stock worth $142,760,000 after acquiring an additional 2,034,318 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 23.4% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,248,176 shares of the bank’s stock worth $62,527,000 after acquiring an additional 615,985 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 373.4% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 768,243 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $14,789,000 after acquiring an additional 605,947 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 11.4% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,548,398 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $69,909,000 after acquiring an additional 467,226 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on BBVA. Zacks Research raised shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) is a Spanish multinational financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank traces its roots to several historic regional banks and was formed through a series of mergers that consolidated its position as one of Spain’s largest banking groups. BBVA operates as a universal bank offering a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional clients.

BBVA’s core businesses include retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, private banking and wealth management, asset management, and insurance.