Clarius Group LLC Has $633,000 Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. $BBVA

Clarius Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 67.6% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 41,213 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,617 shares during the quarter. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria were worth $633,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 10.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,941,273 shares of the bank’s stock worth $149,020,000 after buying an additional 1,014,305 shares during the last quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 6.6% during the first quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 5,578,381 shares of the bank’s stock worth $75,978,000 after buying an additional 347,564 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 6.2% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,364,451 shares of the bank’s stock worth $32,204,000 after buying an additional 137,602 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 5.8% during the first quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,296,544 shares of the bank’s stock worth $17,659,000 after buying an additional 71,217 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria by 13.1% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 988,459 shares of the bank’s stock worth $15,193,000 after buying an additional 114,756 shares during the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BBVA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Barclays upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Trading Up 0.8%

BBVA stock opened at $19.23 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $18.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.88. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $19.42. The stock has a market cap of $112.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.19.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The bank reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $10.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.24 billion. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had a net margin of 29.17% and a return on equity of 17.61%. Equities analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya 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.