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

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the four brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BBVA. Citigroup upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 2.2 %

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock opened at $9.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.24. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 12 month low of $8.63 and a 12 month high of $12.20. The company has a market capitalization of $55.17 billion, a PE ratio of 5.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.31.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 9th were paid a $0.3244 dividend. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.11. This represents a dividend yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 9th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s payout ratio is currently 29.31%.

Institutional Trading of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 109,672 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after purchasing an additional 993 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Optas LLC now owns 18,708 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares during the period. Traveka Wealth LLC grew its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the second quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 12,751 shares of the bank’s stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 1,156 shares during the period. Baron Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.8% in the third quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,236 shares of the bank’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 1,166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.9% in the second quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 42,654 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $428,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

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.