Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.04 EPS

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04, Zacks reports. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 28.55%.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 2.6 %

BBVA stock traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $11.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,306,707 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,209,268. The company has a market capitalization of $69.09 billion, a PE ratio of 6.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 12 month low of $9.23 and a 12 month high of $12.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.19.

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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 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.