Marietta Investment Partners LLC Has $1.34 Million Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Marietta Investment Partners LLC cut its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 71.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 137,903 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 347,388 shares during the period. Marietta Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $1,340,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 1,792 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,265,000 after acquiring an additional 106,869 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank’s stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 4,302 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,092,000 after acquiring an additional 65,852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $124,000. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of BBVA opened at $14.15 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.51 and a 200-day moving average of $10.88. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $14.84. The company has a market cap of $82.58 billion, a PE ratio of 7.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BBVA shares. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 15th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.