The stock of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) increased by $0.01 on Wednesday to $7.75, up 0.13 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,383,252 shares of common stock traded. 24 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $1.73. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,097,488, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 993,377.
BBVA stock dropped -3.85% since last month. On 08/08/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $7.41. The stock touched a high of $8.14 on 07/28/23, after rallying from a low of $4.32 in 52 weeks. The price of BBVA stock has risen by 28.95% or $1.73 this year, reaching a new high 24 times. Still, the stock price is down -4.79% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.08. Beta for the stock is 1.30. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.05, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.86.
Company paid $0.3333 per share in dividends, an increase of 185.36% from $0.1168 last year. A $0.2165 dividend increase was reported on Tuesday February 14 2023.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending September 29 is 1.32, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.32. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s operating margin stood at 45.40% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $6.04 billion and revenue of $20.18 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. BBVA’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 0.90%. There was a 11.90% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 14.70%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended September 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. It was predicted that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s quarterly earnings would be $0.24, but it ended up being $0.16. At the end of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s most recent quarter ended September 29, its total debt was $142.09 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s (BBVA) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 15 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 49.16%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 21.49% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 50.34% and 56.54% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.14. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 46.26%, the RSI (14) reading is 50.80%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.04, and the 14-day reading is at 0.04.
Analyst Ratings
In its analyst report released on May 26, 2023, Barclays began covering Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (NYSE: BBVA). The stock was rated as an Equal weight by the brokerage firm. Analysts have assigned Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) an Overweight rating. BBVA is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 12 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 2 rates it overweight and 13 others recommend it as a buy.
What is BBVA’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $7.84 and $11.37, with a median target price of $9.70. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) is $9.55.
