Sage Mountain Advisors LLC Sells 2,265 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Sage Mountain Advisors LLC cut its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 11.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,298 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 2,265 shares during the period. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $168,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake 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. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 21,044 shares of the bank’s stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 43,769 shares of the bank’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares during the period. Baron Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,236 shares of the bank’s stock worth $274,000 after buying an additional 1,166 shares during the period. Finally, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 38,717 shares of the bank’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 1,344 shares during the period. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE BBVA opened at $13.97 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $81.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $11.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.70. 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, S.A. has a 52-week low of $9.23 and a 52-week high of $14.28.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (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%. Analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS 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.