BBVA Stock – In-Depth Fundamentals Analysis

By Susan Ramirez • Tuesday, August 26 10:08 • Permanent Link

We're taking a closer look at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.6% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. provides retail banking, wholesale banking, and asset management services primarily in Spain, Mexico, Turkey, South America, rest of Europe, the United States, and Asia.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has moved 75.6% over the last year compared to 14.5% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 61.2%
Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.06
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.6 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.6
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.88 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has on average reported free cash flows of $5.38 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -18.5%

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