Erste Group Bank Expects Stronger Earnings for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of BNP Paribas in a report issued on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $6.92 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.80. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $5.02 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.66 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on BNPQY. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

OTCMKTS BNPQY opened at $56.34 on Monday. BNP Paribas has a 1 year low of $34.77 and a 1 year high of $56.50. The business’s fifty day moving average is $51.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $124.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $15.27 billion.

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.