Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Acquired by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,481,085 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 163,044 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $111,596,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BBVA. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $7,333,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,208,000. Summit Global Investments raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 105.5% in the 4th quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 539,796 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,247,000 after acquiring an additional 277,164 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 189.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 397,979 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,868,000 after purchasing an additional 260,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,424,000. 2.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

NYSE BBVA opened at $14.23 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market cap of $83.07 billion, a PE ratio of 7.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.00. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $14.84.

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

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.4439 per share. This is a positive change from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. This represents a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.23%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BBVA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria presently has a consensus 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.