BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

BNPQY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded BNP Paribas from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. DZ Bank downgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Barclays cut shares of BNP Paribas from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Friday, October 10th.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 0.2%

BNP Paribas stock opened at $50.65 on Tuesday. BNP Paribas has a 52-week low of $31.90 and a 52-week high of $51.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $113.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.13, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.82.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 22.74%.The company had revenue of $81.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.84 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 earnings per share for the current year.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a major international banking group headquartered in Paris, France, formed through the 2000 merger of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas. The group provides a broad range of banking and financial services to retail, corporate and institutional clients, operating as one of the leading universal banks in Europe with a global footprint.

Its principal business activities encompass retail banking and services, corporate and institutional banking, and investment solutions.