Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Shares Acquired by Greenleaf Trust

Greenleaf Trust raised its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 2.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 80,553 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,593 shares during the quarter. Greenleaf Trust’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria were worth $1,097,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 224.7% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,607 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,804 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 25.3% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,901 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 787 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,226,849 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $21,645,000 after acquiring an additional 156,006 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria during the first quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 189.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 397,979 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,868,000 after acquiring an additional 260,472 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Stock Performance

NYSE:BBVA opened at $15.57 on Friday. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $16.00. The stock has a market cap of $90.87 billion, a PE ratio of 8.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $15.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.34.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.47. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.97% and a net margin of 28.85%. The firm had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.12 billion. As a group, analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

About Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria

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.