IFP Advisors Inc Grows Stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 20.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,420 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 930 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $53,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.5% during the fourth quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 34,353 shares of the bank’s stock worth $334,000 after buying an additional 5,599 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 77.7% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 17,041 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $166,000 after acquiring an additional 7,451 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 901.1% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,061 shares of the bank’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 9,056 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 80,696 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $784,000 after purchasing an additional 2,858 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BBVA opened at $13.90 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $81.14 billion, a PE ratio of 7.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.60. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $9.23 and a 12 month high of $14.26.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on BBVA shares. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.