American Century Companies Inc. Has $40.46 Million Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. $BBVA

American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,632,191 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 267,740 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria were worth $40,457,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Seeds Investor LLC grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Seeds Investor LLC now owns 14,956 shares of the bank’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 1.6% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 43,444 shares of the bank’s stock worth $668,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 4.3% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 17,923 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 19.2% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 4,643 shares of the bank’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 748 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 6,574 shares of the bank’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 748 shares during the period. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Trading Up 0.4%

BBVA opened at $21.58 on Friday. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.28 and a fifty-two week high of $22.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.98 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company’s 50-day moving average is $19.89 and its 200 day moving average is $17.66.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The bank reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.01. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.61% and a net margin of 29.17%.The business had revenue of $10.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.47 billion. As a group, research analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 6th were given a dividend of $0.3736 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 361.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 6th. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (a-)” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. They issued an “equal weight” rating for the company. Zacks Research cut shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya 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.