Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Has $283,000 Stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 140.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 29,153 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,021 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BBVA. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $4,265,000 after acquiring an additional 106,869 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 4,302 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,092,000 after acquiring an additional 65,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at $124,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on BBVA. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of BBVA opened at $14.15 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.58 billion, a PE ratio of 7.81, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s 50-day moving average is $11.65 and its 200-day moving average is $10.63. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $14.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued 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%. Equities analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

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.