Marietta Investment Partners LLC Has $1.34 Million Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Marietta Investment Partners LLC decreased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 71.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 137,903 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 347,388 shares during the quarter. Marietta Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,340,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BBVA. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 65.6% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 33,156 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $359,000 after buying an additional 13,134 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $146,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,092,000 after buying an additional 65,852 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $136,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,265,000 after buying an additional 106,869 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock opened at $14.15 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.58 billion, a PE ratio of 7.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $12.51 and its 200 day moving average is $10.88. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1 year low of $9.23 and a 1 year high of $14.84.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. Equities research analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on BBVA shares. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently 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.