Signaturefd LLC Purchases 8,295 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 7.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 120,378 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,295 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,170,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,420 shares of the bank’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 21,044 shares of the bank’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 43,769 shares of the bank’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,236 shares of the bank’s stock worth $274,000 after buying an additional 1,166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 38,717 shares of the bank’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 1,344 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on BBVA. StockNews.com downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 2.1 %

NYSE:BBVA opened at $14.83 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $86.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $12.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.80. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1 year low of $9.23 and a 1 year high of $14.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27.

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

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.