Savant Capital LLC Raises Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 10.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 47,217 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 4,302 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $459,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock worth $69,055,000 after purchasing an additional 344,355 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,270,460 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $13,772,000 after buying an additional 70,192 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,002,702 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,869,000 after buying an additional 32,823 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.7% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 945,836 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,253,000 after purchasing an additional 15,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $8,416,000 after purchasing an additional 369,971 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 1.3 %

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock opened at $12.63 on Monday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52 week low of $9.23 and a 52 week high of $12.73. The company has a market capitalization of $73.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced 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 return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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.