Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Position Trimmed by Ativo Capital Management LLC

Ativo Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 154,347 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 3,188 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria makes up 1.5% of Ativo Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Ativo Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,500,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BBVA. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 21,044 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 43,769 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,236 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $274,000 after buying an additional 1,166 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,632 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 1,640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 0.1 %

BBVA opened at $12.74 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.37. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $13.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market cap of $74.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BBVA shares. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.