Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Purchased by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 8.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,847 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,041 shares during the quarter. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $345,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.2% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,345,999 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $83,285,000 after acquiring an additional 117,641 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,338,804 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $65,839,000 after acquiring an additional 572,079 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 0.3% in the second quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,333,054 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $63,998,000 after acquiring an additional 21,963 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.5% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 8,129,565 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $57,313,000 after acquiring an additional 195,513 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.0% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,312,586 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $50,816,000 after acquiring an additional 122,652 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 0.8 %

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock opened at $11.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.03 billion, a PE ratio of 8.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.31. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $6.47 and a 12 month high of $12.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.02. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 14.85% and a net margin of 27.15%. The business had revenue of $8.01 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.1695 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 8th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s payout ratio is presently 48.92%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

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.