Boston Partners Takes Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Boston Partners bought a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 127,157 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $1,236,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 155.5% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 34,411 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 20,943 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 120,378 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 8,295 shares during the period. Gallacher Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 53,581 shares of the bank’s stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 150,035 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,458,000 after purchasing an additional 14,024 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 92,328 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $897,000 after buying an additional 6,089 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BBVA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 15th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One research 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BBVA opened at $14.15 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $12.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.88. 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 capitalization of $82.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.81, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $14.84.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued 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 net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. Analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal 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.