Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) Raises Dividend to $0.11 Per Share

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (NASDAQ:BBVA) declared a special dividend on Wednesday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 4th will be given a dividend of 0.114 per share by the bank on Tuesday, May 2nd. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 31st. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA’s previous special dividend of $0.07.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (NASDAQ:BBVA) traded up 0.93% during trading on Friday, hitting $7.61. The company had a trading volume of 2,638,130 shares. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $7.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.83. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA has a 12 month low of $5.14 and a 12 month high of $7.90. The company has a market cap of $49.92 billion and a PE ratio of 14.39.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (NASDAQ:BBVA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 1st. The bank reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $6.71 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA will post $0.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on BBVA shares. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 15th. Societe Generale started coverage on shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA in a research report on Thursday, February 23rd. They set a “sell” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays PLC upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.34.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA Company Profile

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA is a diversified international financial company engaged in retail banking, asset management, private banking and wholesale banking. The Company operates through seven segments: Banking Activity in Spain, Real Estate Activity in Spain, Turkey, Rest of Eurasia, Mexico, South America and United States.