Callan Capital LLC Decreases Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Callan Capital LLC lowered its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 9.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,765 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 2,713 shares during the quarter. Callan Capital LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $260,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BBVA. Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,416,000 after purchasing an additional 369,971 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock worth $69,055,000 after buying an additional 344,355 shares during the last quarter. GFS Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 128,454.0% in the 3rd quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 321,385 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,484,000 after buying an additional 321,135 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 190.0% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,371 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,950,000 after buying an additional 238,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,297,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report 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 report on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $12.74 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $74.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.04, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $9.23 and a 12 month high of $13.05. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $10.92 and its 200 day moving average is $10.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

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, beating 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%. Research analysts predict 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.