Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky Has $3.37 Million Stock Holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky decreased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 370,100 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 10,100 shares during the quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $3,372,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BBVA. Pathstone Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter worth about $151,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 242,002 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,944,000 after purchasing an additional 8,266 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 56.9% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 998,161 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $8,035,000 after purchasing an additional 362,073 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 151,163 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 10,437 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 358,652 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,887,000 after purchasing an additional 42,938 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BBVA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 12th. Barclays downgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:BBVA opened at $9.89 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $10.70 and a 200-day moving average of $10.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.00 billion, a PE ratio of 6.73, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.31. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 12 month low of $7.20 and a 12 month high of $12.20.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $8.92 billion during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 26.90% and a return on equity of 15.34%. On average, research analysts predict that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.