Checchi Capital Advisers LLC Acquires 1,344 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 38,717 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares during the quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.7% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,540 shares of the bank’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC bought a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Avion Wealth acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,420 shares of the bank’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 930 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BBVA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Down 1.0 %

NYSE:BBVA opened at $13.29 on Friday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $13.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27. The company has a market cap of $77.56 billion, a PE ratio of 7.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.47.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping 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%. On average, research analysts anticipate 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.