TD Private Client Wealth LLC Decreases Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

TD Private Client Wealth LLC decreased its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 7.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 17,945 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 1,362 shares during the quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $174,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BBVA. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the third quarter valued at approximately $146,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 377,530 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,092,000 after acquiring an additional 65,852 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. purchased a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the third quarter valued at $136,000. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 37.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 393,458 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,265,000 after purchasing an additional 106,869 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 6.8% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 304,192 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,367,000 after purchasing an additional 19,314 shares in the last quarter. 2.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on BBVA shares. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 15th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of BBVA opened at $14.49 on Wednesday. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $9.23 and a twelve month high of $14.84. 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 company’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.95. The company has a market cap of $84.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. As a group, analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a $0.4439 dividend. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s previous dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 9th. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s payout ratio is 28.18%.

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.