Whittier Trust Co. Boosts Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 17.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 86,088 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,712 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $863,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. BSW Wealth Partners raised its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. BSW Wealth Partners now owns 23,158 shares of the bank’s stock worth $274,000 after buying an additional 923 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,754 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 996 shares in the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 16,192 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $192,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Optas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Optas LLC now owns 18,708 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 14,111 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 0.2 %

BBVA traded up $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $10.58. 346,556 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,500,831. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $7.41 and a fifty-two week high of $12.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.61. The stock has a market cap of $61.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.32.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The bank reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 27.55% and a return on equity of 22.05%. The company had revenue of $9.93 billion for the quarter. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.65 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 12th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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.