Avion Wealth Invests $39,000 in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Avion Wealth acquired a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 4,100 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $39,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock worth $69,055,000 after acquiring an additional 344,355 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.8% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,270,460 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $13,772,000 after purchasing an additional 70,192 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.4% in the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,002,702 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,869,000 after purchasing an additional 32,823 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 945,836 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,253,000 after acquiring an additional 15,636 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $8,416,000 after acquiring an additional 369,971 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 2.7 %

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $12.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1-year low of $9.23 and a 1-year high of $12.22. The company’s fifty day moving average is $10.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share 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%. Equities analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BBVA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.