BBVA's Expansion in the Middle East: BBVA has received In-Principle Approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to expand its corporate and investment banking operations, allowing it to offer a wider range of wholesale banking services in the region.
Leadership Appointment: Eduardo Ortiz Gross has been appointed as the senior executive officer for BBVA's Abu Dhabi branch, where he will oversee the bank's activities and strengthen its position as a strategic partner for clients in the Middle East.
Focus on Sustainable Finance: The ADGM's chief market development officer highlighted BBVA's expansion as a sign of the growing importance of the ADGM as a gateway for sustainable finance and cross-border capital flows in the region.
Global Connectivity: The new license will enhance BBVA's ability to connect Middle Eastern clients with its global network, including markets in Europe, the US, Mexico, and Turkey, further expanding its client base.
Wall Street analysts forecast BBVA stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BBVA is 23.00 USD with a low forecast of 23.00 USD and a high forecast of 23.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast BBVA stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BBVA is 23.00 USD with a low forecast of 23.00 USD and a high forecast of 23.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 26.110
Low
23.00
Averages
23.00
High
23.00
Current: 26.110
Low
23.00
Averages
23.00
High
23.00
RBC Capital
Outperform -> Sector Perform
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2026-01-28
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RBC Capital
Price Target
AI Analysis
2026-01-28
New
downgrade
Outperform -> Sector Perform
Reason
RBC Capital downgraded BBVA to Sector Perform from Outperform with a price target of EUR 19.75, up from EUR 19.25. While the bank is "best in its class across a number of metrics," further increases in the stock at current valuation levels "could be much harder to come by," the analyst tells investors in a research note. RBC views BBVA's valuation as currently "full-ish."
Citi
Buy
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2026-01-21
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Citi
Price Target
2026-01-21
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Buy
Reason
Citi raised the firm's price target on BBVA to EUR 23.50 from EUR 21.50 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
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Citi
Buy
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2026-01-20
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Citi
Price Target
2026-01-20
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Buy
Reason
Citi raised the firm's price target on BBVA to EUR 23.50 from EUR 21.50 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
JPMorgan
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Overweight
initiated
€23.50
2026-01-19
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JPMorgan
Price Target
€23.50
2026-01-19
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Overweight
Reason
JPMorgan reinstated coverage of BBVA with an Overweight rating and EUR 23.50 price target. The firm believes the company can return EUR 30B of capital to shareholders over the next three years. It cites BBVA's growth, optionality, and "attractive" shareholder returns for the Overweight rating.
About BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) is a Spain - based bank. It is a diversified financial company engaged in retail banking, wholesale banking, asset management and private banking. Its segments are: Spain, the United States, Turkey, Mexico, South America and Rest of Eurasia. The activities in Spain are banking activity and Insurance. In the United States it offers services through, BBVA USA and the BBVA New York branch. The Turkey segment is represented by the group Garanti BBVA, an integrated financial services group, that also operate in Holland and Romania. The Mexico segment activities include banking and insurance businesses. In South America, it provides banking and insurance businesses. The Rest of Eurasia segment includes business activity in the rest of Europe and Asia
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
