18,124 Shares in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Bought by Apella Capital LLC

Apella Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 18,124 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $176,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the third quarter valued at $2,297,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 9.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,412,058 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $44,253,000 after acquiring an additional 396,829 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 2nd quarter worth about $577,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 198.3% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 91,450 shares of the bank’s stock worth $917,000 after acquiring an additional 60,797 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE BBVA opened at $10.69 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $62.42 billion, a PE ratio of 6.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.14. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12-month low of $8.63 and a 12-month high of $12.20.

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.