Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) Upgraded 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 report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of BBVA opened at $13.21 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.30, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $13.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.50.

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

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted 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 period. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,265,000 after purchasing an additional 106,869 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $459,000 after buying an additional 4,302 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,092,000 after buying an additional 65,852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 4th quarter worth about $124,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.