Empowered Funds LLC Has $127,000 Stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Empowered Funds LLC trimmed its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 14.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,114 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 2,184 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $127,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position 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 buying an additional 369,971 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 worth $69,055,000 after purchasing an additional 344,355 shares during the last quarter. GFS Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 128,454.0% during the 3rd quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 321,385 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,484,000 after purchasing an additional 321,135 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 190.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,371 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,950,000 after purchasing an additional 238,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,297,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on BBVA shares. StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Hsbc Global Res raised 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 assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BBVA opened at $12.74 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.35 billion, a PE ratio of 7.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $10.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.38. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $13.05.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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, equities analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share 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.