Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) Rating Increased to Hold at Kepler Capital Markets

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) was upgraded by stock analysts at Kepler Capital Markets from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Thursday,Finviz reports.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on BBVA. Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 1.4 %

BBVA opened at $13.43 on Thursday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $13.59. The company has a market cap of $78.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.42, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.45.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 research analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 20,975 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $204,000 after buying an additional 862 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.7% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,420 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares in the last quarter. Seven Mile Advisory increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Seven Mile Advisory now owns 20,999 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $204,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 21,044 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $205,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.6% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.