3,778 Shares in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC bought a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 3,778 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $41,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BBVA. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $31,060,000 after buying an additional 1,961,553 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,103,927 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $111,371,000 after buying an additional 619,836 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,412,058 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $44,253,000 after purchasing an additional 396,829 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 91.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 776,389 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,416,000 after purchasing an additional 369,971 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 24.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,890,079 shares of the bank’s stock worth $18,957,000 after purchasing an additional 368,660 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE BBVA opened at $10.14 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.83, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a twelve month low of $8.63 and a twelve month high of $12.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $9.80 and a 200 day moving average of $10.13.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.