BSW Wealth Partners Buys 1,289 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

BSW Wealth Partners grew its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 6.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,235 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,289 shares during the period. BSW Wealth Partners’ holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $203,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 317.1% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 4,055,509 shares of the bank’s stock worth $18,331,000 after purchasing an additional 3,083,261 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 44.7% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 4,947,777 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $37,999,000 after buying an additional 1,529,476 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $7,802,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,338,804 shares of the bank’s stock worth $65,839,000 after acquiring an additional 572,079 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,584,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Barclays lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of BBVA opened at $11.40 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.68 and a 200-day moving average of $9.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The company has a market capitalization of $67.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.33. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1 year low of $6.47 and a 1 year high of $12.20.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 14.85%. The firm had revenue of $8.01 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.1695 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 8th. This represents a yield of 4.3%. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio is 19.42%.

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.