Ballentine Partners LLC Purchases 9,418 Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Ballentine Partners LLC increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 30.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 40,007 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 9,418 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $389,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 172.8% during the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,096,738 shares of the bank’s stock worth $31,060,000 after purchasing an additional 1,961,553 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,416,000 after buying an additional 369,971 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,370,344 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $69,055,000 after acquiring an additional 344,355 shares during the period. GFS Advisors LLC increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 128,454.0% during the third quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 321,385 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,484,000 after acquiring an additional 321,135 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 190.0% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,371 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,950,000 after acquiring an additional 238,712 shares during the period. 2.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 3.7 %

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $11.17 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.18 billion, a PE ratio of 6.42, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 1-year low of $8.65 and a 1-year high of $12.20. The business’s 50 day moving average is $9.94 and its 200-day moving average is $10.16.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 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.