Callan Capital LLC Takes $136,000 Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Callan Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 14,895 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $136,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 66.7% in the third quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the bank’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 2,800 shares during the period. Cable Hill Partners LLC bought a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the third quarter worth $84,000. CWM LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 30.8% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,933 shares of the bank’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 2,576 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Point Inc. bought a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth $97,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BBVA traded up $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $11.58. 5,679,649 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,379,513. The firm has a market cap of $69.08 billion, a PE ratio of 8.33, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.33. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.63. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $6.47 and a 12 month high of $12.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.02. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 14.85% and a net margin of 27.15%. The company had revenue of $8.01 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th were paid a $0.1695 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 8th. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays cut Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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.