Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT Acquires Shares of 10,168 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 10,168 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $99,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BBVA. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.7% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,540 shares of the bank’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $72,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 39.4% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,074 shares of the bank’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 2,563 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on BBVA shares. Hsbc Global Res raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

BBVA stock opened at $11.40 on Wednesday. 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 50 day moving average price of $10.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.20. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $12.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.52 billion, a PE ratio of 6.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.27.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 forecast 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.