BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays downgraded BNP Paribas from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, DZ Bank cut shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:BNPQY opened at $52.92 on Friday. BNP Paribas has a twelve month low of $34.77 and a twelve month high of $56.50. The company has a market capitalization of $116.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $50.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.93.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.53% and a return on equity of 9.18%. The business had revenue of $15.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.27 billion. As a group, research analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.