Natixis Advisors L.P. Acquires 15,182 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 886,643 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,182 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P.’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $8,077,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BBVA. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,312,586 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $50,816,000 after buying an additional 122,652 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,763,182 shares of the bank’s stock worth $46,394,000 after purchasing an additional 95,671 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 9.1% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,710,950 shares of the bank’s stock worth $29,873,000 after purchasing an additional 309,327 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,497,485 shares of the bank’s stock worth $12,055,000 after purchasing an additional 136,314 shares during the period. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 25.8% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,293,271 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,411,000 after purchasing an additional 265,431 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 0.8 %

BBVA stock opened at $11.03 on Thursday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $6.47 and a twelve month high of $12.20. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.33.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.1695 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 8th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.26%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barclays cut shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 25th.

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.