Farther Finance Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 8.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 85,945 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,710 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $835,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 96.5% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 51,024 shares of the bank’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 25,060 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 295,547 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,873,000 after purchasing an additional 5,109 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 52,948 shares of the bank’s stock worth $515,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995 shares during the last quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC now owns 135,835 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,320,000 after purchasing an additional 8,411 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Haven Private LLC purchased a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter worth $534,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 4.1 %

NYSE BBVA opened at $14.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $83.86 billion, a PE ratio of 7.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.08 and a 200 day moving average of $10.74. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1 year low of $9.23 and a 1 year high of $14.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. Research analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

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.