SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA – Free Report) by 76.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 68,904 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 221,160 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria were worth $1,492,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Evolve Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 16.4% during the 1st quarter. Evolve Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,863 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 36,911 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $860,000 after buying an additional 11,439 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 20.7% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 16,521 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 2,832 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 150,378 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,505,000 after buying an additional 4,153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $363,000. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BBVA. Wall Street Zen downgraded Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a report on Monday, April 20th. Zacks Research downgraded Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Barclays lowered Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Price Performance
Shares of BBVA stock opened at $25.56 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $145.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.07. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. has a one year low of $14.63 and a one year high of $26.20.
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The bank reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.21% and a return on equity of 17.65%. The business had revenue of $12.33 billion for the quarter. On average, research analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. will post 2.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Company Profile
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) is a Spanish multinational financial services group headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The bank traces its roots to several historic regional banks and was formed through a series of mergers that consolidated its position as one of Spain’s largest banking groups. BBVA operates as a universal bank offering a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional clients.
BBVA’s core businesses include retail and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, private banking and wealth management, asset management, and insurance.
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