GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 1,792 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 19.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 1,792 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $106,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BBVA. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,103,927 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $111,371,000 after purchasing an additional 619,836 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $69,055,000 after purchasing an additional 344,355 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,412,058 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $44,253,000 after purchasing an additional 396,829 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 172.8% during the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,096,738 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $31,060,000 after purchasing an additional 1,961,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 24.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,890,079 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $18,957,000 after purchasing an additional 368,660 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

BBVA opened at $10.14 on Friday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $8.63 and a fifty-two week high of $12.20. The company has a market capitalization of $59.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $9.80 and a 200-day moving average of $10.13.

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.