73,051 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. $BBVA Shares Purchased by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 40.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 253,961 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 73,051 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $7,078,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,488,811 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $162,208,000 after purchasing an additional 352,011 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 23.3% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 1,223,071 shares of the bank’s stock worth $26,492,000 after purchasing an additional 231,330 shares in the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky bought a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 1st quarter worth about $4,471,000. Boston Common Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 1st quarter valued at about $3,440,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 919,176 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $19,909,000 after buying an additional 76,694 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on BBVA. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Weiss Ratings lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in a report on Monday, August 10th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $23.92 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $133.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50-day moving average is $27.38 and its 200 day moving average is $24.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $19.84 and a fifty-two week high of $29.64.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 14th were given a $0.4168 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 14th. This represents a yield of 324.0%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s payout ratio is currently 29.00%.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Company Profile

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (NYSE: BBVA) is a global financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank traces its origins to Banco de Bilbao, founded in 1857, and adopted the BBVA name in 1999 following the merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria.

BBVA provides retail and commercial banking services, including checking and savings accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, credit cards, payments, and digital banking. It also serves businesses and institutions through corporate and investment banking, transaction banking, capital markets, and advisory services.