17,383 Shares in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Bought by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 17,383 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $158,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 124.8% during the first quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 6,859 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 3,808 shares during the period. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 66.7% during the third quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 2,800 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the first quarter valued at $72,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the first quarter valued at $73,000. Finally, Glenmede Trust Co. NA acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the third quarter valued at $84,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barclays lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE BBVA opened at $10.51 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.47. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52-week low of $6.47 and a 52-week high of $12.20. The firm has a market cap of $62.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 14.85%. The business had revenue of $8.01 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be given a $0.1695 dividend. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.64%.

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.