Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Bought by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 7.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,226,849 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 156,006 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $21,645,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,420 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 930 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 21,044 shares of the bank’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 43,769 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $425,000 after purchasing an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 38,717 shares of the bank’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 1,344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gallacher Capital Management LLC grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 53,581 shares of the bank’s stock worth $521,000 after buying an additional 1,402 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Down 2.9 %

NYSE:BBVA opened at $13.73 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.04. 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 stock has a market cap of $80.13 billion, a PE ratio of 7.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $14.84.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released 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 net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.4439 per share. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.23%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on BBVA shares. 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. StockNews.com downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.