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Hsbc Holdings PLC decreased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA – Get Rating) by 19.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,202 shares of the bank's stock after selling 2,768 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $50,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 124.8% in the 1st quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 6,859 shares of the bank's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 3,808 shares in the last quarter. Diligent Investors LLC acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 159.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 9,758 shares of the bank's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 6,002 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 120.9% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 11,037 shares of the bank's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 6,040 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D Orazio & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in the 3rd quarter valued at about $56,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.51% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on BBVA. AlphaValue raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 8th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 4th. Finally, Societe Generale downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $6.36.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $7.32 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.75 billion, a PE ratio of 6.84 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The business has a 50-day moving average of $7.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.88. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $3.93 and a 12 month high of $7.93.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 1st. The bank reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.03). Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 26.53% and a return on equity of 14.21%. The business had revenue of $6.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.17 billion. As a group, research analysts forecast that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.3333 per share. This represents a yield of 4%. This is an increase from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 3rd. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio is 17.76%.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA engages in the traditional banking businesses of retail banking, asset management, private banking, and wholesale banking. It operates through the following segments: Spain, the United States, Mexico, Turkey, South America, and Rest of Eurasia. The Spain segment includes mainly the banking and insurance business that the group carries out in Spain.