Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research raised Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BBVA. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 103.0% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 125,927 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,715,000 after buying an additional 63,880 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 104.6% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 181,639 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,474,000 after acquiring an additional 92,843 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 17,923 shares of the bank’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 732 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 9.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 24,063 shares of the bank’s stock worth $370,000 after acquiring an additional 2,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 42.6% in the second quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 21,755 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 6,503 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria stock opened at $23.51 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.21. The stock has a market cap of $135.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.80. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a 1-year low of $11.59 and a 1-year high of $26.20.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The bank reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.29% and a net margin of 28.43%.The company had revenue of $11.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.74 billion. Analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) is a Spanish multinational financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank traces its roots to several historic regional banks and was formed through a series of mergers that consolidated its position as one of Spain’s largest banking groups. BBVA operates as a universal bank offering a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional clients.

BBVA’s core businesses include retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, private banking and wealth management, asset management, and insurance.