First Affirmative Financial Network Buys 2,301 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

First Affirmative Financial Network boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 16.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 15,902 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 2,301 shares during the quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $155,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 1,792 shares in the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,297,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $577,000. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,265,000 after purchasing an additional 106,869 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 198.3% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 91,450 shares of the bank’s stock worth $917,000 after purchasing an additional 60,797 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

NYSE BBVA opened at $11.72 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $10.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.19. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $12.20. The company has a market cap of $68.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.55% and a return on equity of 17.13%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.68 EPS for the current year.

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.